Posted by amy dickens meskiel on November 15, 1999 at 19:12:49:

the information gained from this survey will be used in a paper on bahia sexual ethics. do not worry about anonanymity. it is assured. please be as frank and exact in your answers as you can be. thanks.
PLEASE POST REPLYS TO ... AMESKIE@EMORY.EDU. ..

AGE -
GENDER -
SEXUAL ORIENTATION -
MARITAL STATUS -
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN BAHAI? -
ARE YOU FROM A BAHAI FAMILY? -
DID YOU ATTEND A BAHAI SCHOOL? -
WHAT IS YOUR HISTORY WITH THE BAHAI FAITH?

ARE YOU SEXUALLY ACTIVE? -
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN? -
DO YOU MASTERBATE? -
IF,YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE, IS THERE OR HAS THERE BEEN ASSOCIATED GUILT?

CAN YOU CHARACTERIZE ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY AS 'STRAIGHT' OR 'GAY'?

IF YOU WERE MARRIED AT A YOUNG AGE (<24) WAS TH AT DECISION INFLUENCED BY THE TEACHINGS AGAINST PRE-MARITAL SEX?

wHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH BAHAI YOUTH ON THIS MATTER? ARE THEY SEXUALLY ACTIVE? HAVE YOU NOTICED A PROPENSITY TO 'SAY ONE THING AND DO ANOTHER'?
TO WHAT EXTENT ARE THE TEACHINGS FOLLOWED?

WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS ON HOMOSEXUALITY? HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO VIEWS HELD BY YOUR PEERS?

WHAT CONTEXT DO YOU SEE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DIEASES IN? (IE, DO YOU SEE THEM AS RELATED TO HOMOSEXUALITY OR PRE-MARITAL SEX? ARE THEY DIVINE RETRIBUTION?

FOR HIV+ BAHAIS - HOW DID YOU CONTACT THE VIRUS? HOW DO YOU RECONCILE THAT ACTIVITY (DRUGS, UNPROTECTED SEX, RAPE, ETC) WITH BAHAI TEACHINGS?

HOW HAS THE TEACHING OF MARRIAGE AS A CURE FOR HOMOSEXUALITY EFFECTED YOU?

PLEASE GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF YOUR PERSONAL THEOLOGY. CONTEXT FOR YOUR ANSWERS IN MEANINGFUL.

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