tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375344096409031979.post8791360083840152309..comments2023-11-02T11:57:59.927-04:00Comments on Straight Guise: What is Homosexual Imprinting?Dr. Joe Korthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656437986661601760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375344096409031979.post-64136901447084736672007-11-10T20:23:00.000-05:002007-11-10T20:23:00.000-05:00Thank you for talking about this. I'm a survivor o...Thank you for talking about this. I'm a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who disclosed and started therapy about a year ago. <BR/><BR/>I think it's very helpful for this to be discussed openly. I lived with the impact of sexual abuse for over 35 years, but am now well along in my healing journey. And that includes gaining clarity about my sexual orientation as well as understanding past sexual behavior that never seemed to "fit." <BR/><BR/>AaronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375344096409031979.post-66274230129253550092007-09-06T16:26:00.000-04:002007-09-06T16:26:00.000-04:00Thanks, Joe...The portrait painted by Colapinto wa...Thanks, Joe...<BR/><BR/>The portrait painted by Colapinto was damning, and yet it's not unusual to find that some of the best brains we've known have taken well-intended but wrong turns at times.<BR/><BR/>It makes sense to me that early abuse infuses itself within the psycho/sexual makeup, as does the overall care and nurture received.<BR/><BR/>The intriguing thing to me about imprinting is that, at least in some environments, the care received may be impacted by the nature of the child. Parents may respond differently to a rough-and-tumble 2-to-3 year old boy than they do to one who is introspective or perceived to be effeminate.<BR/><BR/>That's largely a separate issue from your core point about being imprinted by abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375344096409031979.post-28741037480421705932007-09-06T13:55:00.000-04:002007-09-06T13:55:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dr. Joe Korthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656437986661601760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375344096409031979.post-75342441174145092582007-09-06T12:48:00.000-04:002007-09-06T12:48:00.000-04:00I'm not well-acquainted with John Money's work apa...I'm not well-acquainted with John Money's work apart from what I read in the Colapinto book about David Reimer. The book left the distinct impression that Money believed that parents could choose to imprint a female gender identity on a boy whose penis had been mutilated as a baby.<BR/><BR/>I'd be interested in hearing broader context about Money's career. Has his body work in sexology generally been well-received and respected? How has the field of sexology been impacted by the Reimer case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com