I think he means that "degeneracy" means something like "mutated away from the norm" or "mutated away from the gens" since "gens" means "kind" or "type". So any move away from the type is degenerate. Dwarfism, for example, is an example of physical degeneracy brought about by genetic abnormality.
I don't get this.
Are you saying you think that all men desire to have sex with men, but your moral fortitude is why you don't?
I think he means that "degeneracy" means something like "mutated away from the norm" or "mutated away from the gens" since "gens" means "kind" or "type". So any move away from the type is degenerate. Dwarfism, for example, is an example of physical degeneracy brought about by genetic abnormality.