Commentary

After a couple of days my desire turned to self-pity. “I’ll never be able to live in a house like this,” I told myself. “Some people are so lucky.” I could feel my attitude sinking and the jealousy rising up. Instead of enjoying the gift of a few days in this dream space, I was focusing on what I couldn’t have.

Why are some people attracted to the same sex? It's not unrelated to why people are attracted to anyone at all, and that broader topic is an ongoing one in scientific research.

A man dressed as Saint Patrick blesses the crowd in Dublin as the parade makes its way through the Irish capital in 1998. AP Photo/John Cogill James Farrelly, University of Dayton In 1997, my students and I traveled to Croagh Patrick, a mountain in County Mayo, as part of a …

Amplifying the spread of this kind of material can be harmful.

If, indeed, your dad has instilled Buddhist values as part of your life training, then you have a good ethical foundation to work from.

is the church adding to the hypersexualization of women by overemphasizing the role of virginity? And by encouraging decreased exposure to comprehensive sexuality education, is the church failing to provide the tools necessary to avoid sexual risk?