Word: shame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mansfield claims that "kinky sexual practices" of homosexuals are "shameful" and that their love is "imperfect and stunted and frustrated." Some gays do speak of shame and frustration in trying to come to terms with their sexual orientation. This, however, is due to standards of behavior forced upon them arbitrarily by society; not by any inherent moral flaws. There may even be a genetic explanation for the occurrence of homosexuality in populations. Professor E.O. Wilson in his book, On Human Nature, says that there is, "a strong possibility that homosexuality is normal in a biological sense, that...
Which is a shame. Some have excellent reasons for joining the council: They want to address specific residential or academic problems, they hope to have a hand in planning activities for the College, they're interested in being part of a real government that provides real services for the student body...
...into vastly different characters (unlike Finley, whose characters are more like multiple variations on a theme). One of Bogosian's best portraits was that of a man from the Robert Bly school of self-discovery: "Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a recovering male..." Eric proceeds to confess shame-facedly to noticing women's bodies on the street, sadly apologizing "I'm a human trapped in a man's body...
...have dried blood on my ankle, marking each spot where the tattoo artist screwed up before he finally quit in shame. Seth does, and it's not pretty...
...this party, you three, was a party that would put any New York or L.A. scene to shame. Ric Ocasik. Paulina. David Byrne. I even recognized some of the heavies from HMV and Tower. And who says that Boston doesn't have night life to speak...