Shouldn't We Expect Sexuality to Change? (Engaging Objections #6)

Can sexuality change? Should we seek to change it? Andrew, Ashleigh and Adam talk it through. Adam also shares his journey towards openness to dating a woman, despite his enduring experience of same-sex attraction.

Resources mentioned and related

Research relating to sexual fluidity: 

• What Does Heterosexuality Mean? Same-Sex Attraction, Behaviors, and Discomfort Among Self-identified Heterosexual Young Adults from Spain, Archives of Sexual Behaviour 
• Lisa Diamond on sexual fluidity of men and women, Cornell University 
• Individual fluidity of sexual identity in Stockholm County, 2010 to 2021, European Journal of Public Health 
• Sexual Orientation Identity Mobility in the United Kingdom: A Research Note, Duke University Press 
• Population Trends and Individual Fluidity of Sexual Identity Among Stockholm County Residents, JAMA Network 
• Who Counts as Sexually Fluid? Comparing Four Different Types of Sexual Fluidity in Women, Archives of Sexual Behaviour 
• Sexual Identity Fluidity Among Sexual Minorities: Gender Differences in Determinants of Fluidity and Health-Related Outcomes, Journal of Homosexuality 

Stories of mixed-orientation marriage:

• Sean’s story
• Katherine: The Power and Beauty of Stories (Different Stories #3), Living Out Podcast
• Paul: Responding to Our Desires (Different Stories #5), Living Out Podcast 
• Nat and Matt: Mixed-Orientation Marriage (Different Stories #9), Living Out Podcast

Other resources:

• Resources on Conversion Therapy
• Is Same-sex Attraction Inherently Sinful? (Questions No One Wants To Answer #4), Living Out Podcast
• Is Exorcism Ever An Appropriate Response to Same-Sex Attraction?, Andy Robinson
• Born Again This Way by Rachel Gilson
• Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry
• An Impossible Marriage by Laurie & Matt Krieg
• And if this series is raising more questions than it answers, ask us those questions here!