The only unnatural sex act is that which you cannot perform.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that any sexual act is natural if one is able to perform it; limitations come from personal circumstances rather than morality.
Alfred Kinsey's quote emphasizes that the nature of sexual acts is subjective, and what is considered 'unnatural' is merely a reflection of an individual's capabilities or preferences. It challenges societal norms and beliefs about sexuality, highlighting the importance of understanding that human sexuality is diverse and varied, and that each person's experiences and abilities shape their understanding of what is normal.
In practice
During a discussion on sexual health, one might reference this quote to emphasize the diversity of human sexuality.
The very general occurrence of the homosexual in ancient Greece, and its wide occurrence today in some cultures in which such activity is not taboo suggests that the capacity of an individual to respond erotically to any sort of stimulus, whether it is provided by another person of the same or opposite sex, is basic in the species.
If biologists so often forget the most universal of all biologic principles [variation], it is not surprising that men and women in general expect their fellows to think and behave according to the pattern that may fit the law-maker, or the imaginary ideals for which the legislation was fashioned, but which are ill-shaped for all real individuals who try to live under them.
The range of variation in the female far exceeds the range of variation in the male.
Few males achieve any real freedom in their sexual relations even with their wives. Few males realise how badly inhibited they are on these matters.
The heterosexuality or homosexuality of many individuals is not an all-or-none proposition.
If all persons with any trace of homosexual history, or those who were predominantly homosexual, were eliminated from the population today, there is no reason for believing that the incidence of the homosexual in the next generation would be materially reduced. The homosexual has been a significant part of human sexual activity since the dawn of history, primarily because it is an expression of capacities that are basic in the human animal.
A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.
We are forbidden to neglect the assembling of ourselves together. Christianity is already institutional in the earliest of its documents. The Church is the Bride of Christ. We are members of one another.
To obtain a man's opinion of you, make him mad.
It's easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman.
A man attaches himself to woman -- not to enjoy her, but to enjoy himself.
I was evicted because of the violence a former partner committed against me and believe no person should lose housing due to crimes committed against them by abusers.
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