S.F. sex conference tackles reigning 'moral panic': marriage

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SAN FRANCISCO — Gay marriage, runaway brides, abortion, sex education and AIDS all have one thing in common, say sexuality researchers.

They're examples of ''moral panics" — a topic that's the focus of an international sexuality conference being held this week at San Francisco State University.

"Moral panics are a kind of sexual scapegoating," said Gilbert Herdt, director of the National Sexuality Resource Center at San Francisco State. "They're collective eruptions of deeply felt emotions such as fear, rage, disgust, loathing, shame."

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These days, the reigning moral panic is around marriage, and that has everything to do with human rights, health care and the economy, sexuality experts said.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_2816548

[getmeouttahere]

1. Fundies have their hands over their ears now....

going "la, la, la, sex experts are talking about sex again, and I'm not listening"

Wait, they do that ALL the time!