tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post6596551660253959091..comments2023-05-31T09:43:17.901+01:00Comments on The Blog of Henry David Thoreau: Thoreau's Journal: 27-Oct-1851Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-66524026090303194682008-10-28T16:10:00.000+00:002008-10-28T16:10:00.000+00:00Society puts a lot of pressure on people to confor...Society puts a lot of pressure on people to conform to the hetero lifestyle out of old social ideas.<BR/><BR/>With almost 7 billion people infesting this planet (just think, in Henry's time a mere 150 years ago, there were less than 2 billion humans), can we really afford to keep following this biological "imperative"? <BR/><BR/>DNA doesn't have a mind, just an ancient code it keeps following. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-27144356296101268162008-10-28T15:11:00.000+00:002008-10-28T15:11:00.000+00:00Maybe he was gay, maybe not. The point may be that...Maybe he was gay, maybe not. The point may be that Henry had trouble in most of his relationships with both males and females. <BR/>As you indicate, it is true that it is easier for one to bond with one's own gender, but that doesn't keep males and females from fulfilling the biological imperative, which means getting together...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-40859500045955906012008-10-28T13:48:00.000+00:002008-10-28T13:48:00.000+00:00Henry was gay. He only pursued one woman because ...Henry was gay. He only pursued one woman because his beloved brother also pursued her.<BR/><BR/>I wish the so-called literary community would simply accept the fact that henry prefered the company of men. <BR/><BR/>It's okay, you know. In fact, it often makes a lot more sense than watching two genders who are often almost alien to each other try to get together.<BR/><BR/>The Greeks had it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com