| Too many good questions for a single reply.
I will say that the underlying theme of the all the questions you asked is the persistent belief that being gay is a choice. If everyone understood that it isn't, if they could grasp the idea that persuasion and behavior are two different things, they wouldn't have an issue with the book and they wouldn't be trying to ban it. Hysteria leading to irrational reactions.
One can only appreciate those times rationality and good sense do win. |