Good point! There's no good using kids to your advantage. And a seven-year old probably doesn't know whether or not he's gay (although he might). ... I don't like the "I will hurt" mention on the picture. Pretty freaky actually. Westborough Baptist and PETA are nice examples. Well, the former are total lunatics, but PETA, although good in principle I think, also goes way overboard. Makes loving animals into a silly semi-erotic self-destruction of hating humans it almost seems. Do kids know though? I really think it depends upon the kid. I didn't "know" what went on with me, but it certainly was there even before puberty. Sexuality is not a fixed thing, it's very morphable, even later. To bring kids into discussion I think is plain wrong and stupid, but to disregard them is not all that good either. Genius is most able during the teenage years; just because we have structured ourselves differently now doesn't mean that's the best thing.] I just found this picture on Facebook and it irritated me to know end. To me a person that young is incapable of fully comprehending anything as complex as physical and emotional interactions. I think that they understand what they like and what they are comfortable with, but not the differences between liking someone and loving them, in an intimate way. I think that girls are much more mature about their attractions, but boys are a different story altogether. OI think they see girls as being sob different that they are repelled by them at a emotional level and they stick together because they are comfortable within their own group. I think that there are those out there on both sides of the political spectrum, that are so into showing just how fervent they are to their ideals that they will use anyone or anything to further their agenda. I think, at times these people are so aggressive in their tactics that those, who are effected by the blow back from these incidents would rather these people shut up and go away. Such people cause controversy that they, themselves don't have to deal with, so they are uncaring except for they way they perceive themselves. themselves. Two examples of these overstepping fanatics are The Westborough Baptist church and PETA. They both make a mockery of the ideals of others and give their opposition cover to make unfair blanket statements about either side.