Uncle Fluffy writes "In a comprehensive report on educating children about sexuality, Surgeon General David Satcher also asserts that homosexuality is not a reversible lifestyle choice and that committed, "mutually monogamous" relationships are an acceptable alternative to marriage.


Despite the controversial nature of the topic -- and intense pressure from all sides -- Satcher said he was releasing the document because the nation faced an array of grave public health problems related to sex, such as unintended pregnancies, anti-gay violence and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS.

"We have created an environment where there's almost a conspiracy of silence when it comes to sexuality," he said at a news conference. "It's talked about in the wrong places in the wrong ways."