Sex-and-Gender Minorities explained by the Sex-Script Hypothesis?
This class (and the textbook) were not created
specifically for GLBT people,
but persons of every sex-and-gender minority
are welcome to join our discussions.
This includes all gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transsexual persons.
Persons who find themselves with
bondage and discipline sexual fantasies,
no matter what their sexual orientations,
are also welcome.
Persons who are uncertain about
which sex to call themselves,
and persons who have any other
variations of sex and/or gender
are welcome to consider
whether the sex-script hypothesis
might help them to understand themselves better.
No matter what your sexual orientation
or sexual identity,
if you find yourself with imprinted sexual fantasies
that you did not choose
and which sometimes puzzle you,
the thesis of this book might
cast some light on what you are experiencing.
For example, would you call yourself a "sex addict"?
Do you have unusual sexual dreams?
You are invited to read those parts of the book
that you find most relevant and interesting.
Over 50 pages from Imprinted Sexual Fantasies
are available free of charge on the Internet:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/SS.html.
This seminar might be adapted specifically
for some special sexual minority.
Have a look at the text to see
if this new theory might be useful to your group.
And for people who have the most common sexual fantasies:
This seminar is also for you.
When we study the origins and dynamics of unusual sexual imprinting,
we also illuminate all varieties of imprinted sexual fantasies.
Let us be open to whatever sexual inclinations
and experiences the participants bring to this class.
Send your ideas or questions to me directly by e-mail:
James Park, e-mail: PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU.
Yours,
James Park, existential philosopher and sexologist
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One of the competing theories
One of the competing theories within sexology
which is compatible with the UU openness
to all sex-and-gender minorities
is called the "sex-script hypothesis".
Briefly, this explanation suggests that most sexual responses
can be understood as the result of 'sexual imprinting'.
This 'sexual imprinting' takes place early in each life
—definitely before age 20 in most cases.
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