There is literature on the disbenefits (is this a word? anyway it's meaning is clear enough I guess) of left-handedness. And even the predominant theory of how left-handedness develops sounds like an affliction:

"Exposure to higher rates of testosterone before birth can lead to a left-handed child.[5] This is the Geschwind theory, named after the neurologist who proposed it, Norman Geschwind. It suggests that variations in levels of testosterone during pregnancy shape the development of the fetal brain. Testosterone suppresses the growth of the left cerebral hemisphere and so more neurons migrate to the right hemisphere. The highly developed right hemisphere is now better suited to function as the center of language and handedness. The fetus is more likely to become left-handed, since the right hemisphere controls the left half of the body. The theory goes on to tie the exposure to higher levels of testosterone and the resultant right-hemisphere dominance to auto-immune disorders, learning disorders, dyslexia, and stuttering, as well as increased spatial ability."

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Homophobe? Whereabouts?

km

Just exactly what is an equal and alternative sexuality?

Please answer so I don't have to keep asking. Thanks

Maybe he prefers sheep.

There isn't one... heterosexuality is the one and only norm.

km

You're the one who said it - sheesh.

"There isn't one... heterosexuality is the one and only norm."

You seem to disagree with the label homophobe. How about this one?

Russian sexologist M.Beilkin proposes to use the term "homonegativity" only for intellectual disapproval of homosexuality, leaving the term "homophobia" for description of emotions and feelings towards homosexuality, such as fear, hatred, aversion.

Man, I love wiki.

Said what?

km

No that's misleading because it implies a role for value judgments where none exists. Do I disapprove of stammerers? No. As a matter of fact Michael Palin is a well-known inveterate stammerer and I respect him very much.

km

Nah, I am starting to see Leslie's point:

"There isn't one... heterosexuality is the one and only norm."

If this is your unadulterated opinion, further debate is truly pointless isn't it? Back to pension whining for me methinks.