Room, Ignore!!!!

This is a public forum and anyone can start a thread as they please.  To answer the question of the guest, anything out of the "norm" is not accepted in Haiti.  The answers you will get from this site should give you a feeling about our Haitian Community.

Personally I feel that it should be discuss more and more education need to be made to US Haitians.  Cause as long as we keep it a taboo our young people will keep dying and the spread of the virus that causes Aids will continue to grow.  Please I'm not saying thats the soul cause of the Virus spreading, but studies show as long as it stays a taboo the virus spread faster.

Actually Guest I did some research on the subject for a presentation two years ago.

Haiti is one of the most tolerant societies in the Caribbean on this issue.   As with our latin influenced neighbors ,mainly the Dr and Puerto Rico, we have a laissez faire attitude about hommosexuality and bisexuality.   Many men in latin as well as Arabic cultures don't consider themselves Gay if they play the "male" role or if they do it for money. It's that "machismo" thing.  Hence the reason why gay tourism is big in the Dr and Morocco and once upon a time Haiti.

In addition our Voodoo religion is totally non judgemental on this issue.  It was interesting to discover that many so called "primitive" religions stay out of the human sexuality issue or recognize that diversity as in the classification of "third sex" among some Indian nations .

The result is a culture where people look at homosexuality as sort of a joke played by nature on someone.   So you won't find the virulent  homophobia common to the English islands where victorian rigidity has produced a culture of violence against sexual minorities.

So it is not accepted in society but is not feared or treated with any high importance.

Unfortunately Guest not as much has been written about lesbianism in these cultures.   The common thread is that as long as one is not a flaming "homo" or a butch "dyke", these societies still expect you to live a heterosexual lifestyle regardless of what one does on the side.

As for the AIDS issue raised by Haitian 101, the fact is that in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and increasingly in the US this is a heterosexual disease.  Worldwide, gays amount for a minority of the cases.  Let's not give our young people a false sense of security.  HIV is a virus spread through unprotected sex and other means.  As of this stage, sexual preference is irrelevant to the spread of the disease. 

Quote: Originally posted by Guest on July-27-2004

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.....I do not believe that some humans are naturally born to be homosexuals,and bisexuals , it is thought and learned , and observed by the youngs who think it is normal......

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As a scientist, i disagree with your statement. To begin, I am not homo nor bi, but rather a hetero.

Here is the scientific facts: The sex of a developing embryo is determined by its sex chromosomes, either XX in females or XY  in males.  During the early weeks of development, however, male and female embryos are indistinguishable.  Early embroe, whether male or female, have undifferentiated gonads, and possess both Wolffian ducts that can develop into male internal genitalia ( like penis), and Mullerian ducts that can develop into female internal genitalia (like vagina).

Now, this is where it is getting interesting.  In the absence of a Y chromosome, Mullerian duct development occurs by default, and female internal genitalia results. Genetic information on the Y chromosome of XY embryos leads to the development of testes, which cause male internal and external genitalia to develop by producing testosterone and Mullerian inhibiting factor (MIF).

MIF is produced by the tested and causes regression of the Mullerian ducts, which prevents development of female internal geitalia. Testosterone is responsible for the development of male external genitalia. Now, if you have a mutation in either MIF or testosterone receptors, the offspring can have female characteristics and sensations when that person resembles a male to you. The reverse is also true. This leads to what we call in our society: gay or bisexual.

However, one should note that some gay or bisexual people are following that life style by choice, not by development or genetic problems.

Listen previous guest, you are making this into an anti-Catholic issue where  we  are talking about homosexualism and bisexualism, they only reason I brought religion into the thread is beacause of  its relationship with the subject mention by Nig- , I have never said there were not  homesexuals in muslim countries, India and Indonesia are some the largerst Muslim populated  countries in the world , and it has been documented that some muslims in those countries are gays secretly,so you see that is not is my point.My point is homosexualism may be an individual's right  to choose his own sexual preference, but a society's  ill to  corrupt that society and  lastly  to augment the venereal diseases among its non-gay members.Since religion such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam  regulates how one should engage in sexual activities , therefore the parralllel must not be denied.

To the religious person with the bold script.     The guest starting the thread was not asking you about your religious views or about your sexual insecurities or fears.  The question was about an aspect of sexuality in Haitian culture.

DO SOME RESEARCH THEN GET BACK TO US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE.

If your intent is to spread your religious views, just keep in mind that many of us don't give a danm about what your God or your Jesus says about anything.