Homosexual, //what if...? Options

[razbus]

I know that there have been debates on homosexuals, but i would like to add a few things.

1. How do you feel about it? Is it okay? Is it wrong?

2. What if you knew someone for years... and then you find out that they were gay/lesbian... would that change the way you feel about them? Would you still respect them?

3. Should it be legal for them to marry?

Heres how i feel...

1. I personally do not see a problem with it. I have several gay/lesbian friends. That's the way they are. I dont see why it's such a big deal.

2. This actually happened to me. I knew this guy for like a year before he told me he was gay. I never saw it coming. It didn't change a thing. He's still my compadre. lol.

3. Absolutely. This is one thing i absolutely push for. How would this effect anyone negatively??


I really expect some comments on this one...

[rushx]

Looks like a pretty heated debate.. I can see the logic of both sides of the argument.

1) Deep down, I personally don't like it. Doesn't mean I can't accept it.

2) Respect? Of course.

3) Legalization of gay marriage? From a humanistic point of view, yes I agree it should be.

I guess the thing I don't like is that some like to use it as an excuse for special treatment, and I'm not saying the majority of gay people do.

Coming from a traditional Catholic family, I couldn't see myself turning/becoming/born gay. I guess it's because the "natural" way is to be heterosexual. Being gay doesn't help you survive. From a scientific point of view of natural selection, you basically live in order to pass on your own genes to the next generation. Those with the best adaptations will survive and reproduce. Therefore homosexually isn't logical from a scientific sense.

I guess humans are different with the power of cognition and "feelings." I guess those were the circumstances and conditions that I was born into. But I've learned through being a Catholic that you shouldn't hold things against people. In the end, a human being is a human being. Religion is suppose to fit the people with the times and conditions. And, whether most of us like it or not, times are changing. Maybe religion should too. That's why religion was created wasn't it? To fit the needs of the people it governs. It doesn't mean that the traditional values need to be shifted. It doesn't need to say that the majority of people during biblical times were homosexual. In fact.. I don't think it ever mentions homosexually specifically in the Bible.. But I couldn't be wrong, so if someone finds out, then let me know.

Anyway, what I'm trying to say in the end is that it's not my niche. There are things far worse about people that we accept (i.e. killing, abuse, etc). This is a small thing about people we can learn to accept. Homosexuality doesn't entail killing or anything else. It's just.. Their position they stand in. I don't like homosexuality as a way of living, but it doesn't have to mean I need that as an excuse to not like how they live their life and the person in general. As long as they respect those around them for their positions and not hold it against them, I'm okay. Life is good.