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A classical Greek word might fit here, linked as it is to the tragic dramas in which it often appears: arheton (“unspeakable”). That’s paradoxical, since it’s only through speech that the unspeakable is spoken and must be spoken. Yet, beyond even the copious persuasive detail something remains unspoken, because it is arheton. Perhaps these general thoughts have some value.
It would seem that people who discover in themselves sexual feelings for someone of their own gender, who accept those feelings and try to construct an open loving relationship with another adult are much less likely to harm anyone than are people (such as pedophile priests who act out) weighed down by guilt and concealment of their sexual feelings–one of the most powerful elements of one’s self.
James Bennett
