Why Am I a Lesbian?

WHY AM I A LESBIAN? BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO BE. FERHAPS IT IS DUE TO A TRICK OF MOTHER NATURE OR THE RESULT OF CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT, BUT I DO NOT THINK OF IT THAT WAY. MEDICAL DOCTORS OR PSYCHIATRISTS MAY SOMEDAY PROVE THAT ONE OR BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTE TO LESBIANISM, AND THIS WILL DOUBTLESS BRING GREAT COMFORT TO THOSE WHO SEEK TO POINT RESENTFUL FINGERS OF BLAME AT FATE OR THEIR PARENTS. FOR MYSELF, I AM NOT IN THE LEAST EMBITTERED BY THE FACT THAT | PREFER PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OF MY OWN SEX. I FEEL THAT EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS A RIGHT TO LIVE HIS LIFE THE WAY HE CHOOSES, FROVIDED IT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL HAPPINESS OF OTHERS AND PROVIDED HE CONDUCTS HIMSELF AS A GOOD CITIZEN.

I AM A LESBIAN BECAUSE I FEEL THAT I HAVE A DUTY, NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT TO SOCIETY, TO FOLLOW THE DICTATES OF MY OWN SEXUAL PREFERENCE RATHER THAN TO MAKE A FALSE ATTEMPT AT HETEROSEXUALITY, WHICH WOULD BE UNFAIR TO MYSELF, MY HUSBAND, AND OUR CHILDREN.

I AM A LESBIAN BECAUSE I HAVE CHOSEN THE TYPE OF LIFE BEST SUITED TO ME, AND IT HAS BROUGHT HAPPINESS TO ME AND MY BELOVED ASSOCIATE FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES BY ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT WE ARE AND STRIVING TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE PARTICULAR KIND OF LIFE IT

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WHY AM I A HAPPY LESBIAN? BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT THE PROBLEMS WHICH CONFRONT ME, AS A HOMOSEXUAL, ARE INTENSIFIED BY MY OWN THINKING. UNHAPPINESS IN DAILY CONTACTS AND HOME RELATIONSHIPS DOES NOT REFER SPECIFICALLY TO HOMOSEXUALS, FOR MANY PROBLEMS FACE EVERYONE--NOT BECAUSE HE IS HOMOSEXUAL OR HETEROSEXUAL BUT BECAUSE LIFE ITSELF PRESENTS VARIOUS PROBLEMS, ALL OF WHICH WE ARE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO SOLVE.

SO THE QUESTION "WHY AM I A LESBIAN?" IS EASILY ANSWERED. THE QUESTION "HOW SHALL I LIVE MY LIFE AS A LESBIAN?" IS OF FAR GREATER IMPORT, FOR INSTEAD OF LEADING TO SELF-ABSORPTION IT

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