Why is it that in this day and age homosexuality not accepted?
144980
I wish I could give you a straight answer.  I am like you, I love meeting new people of all races, ethnicities, genders, I like everyone.  Society is too closed minded.  Saying homosexuality is a sin so we should hate gays is ludacris.  If Christians hate gays because they sin then shouldn't they hate alcoholics, rapists, murderers, all other religions, democrates, just the same?  Shouldn't they put forth just as much anger and protest against these groups as well? People who hate homosexuals have ill logic.  We as open minded people need to set the standard and put morons in their place.
1137484
Human nature, plain and simple.  Gay is a word and from that word conjures up all sorts of wild thoughts of gays having orgies.  I know I have been in the presence of many conversations that are directed at gays.  I also think that heterosexuals are curious, about the why and the how could someone  be with the same sex person. Society has the upper hand on the social acceptance of a couple.  We are brought up in a society that determines what is acceptable behavior and what is not.  Gay is not acceptable, however, it is becoming more and more accepted in certain aspects of society. With education and association, our path of being taken seriously will eventually be made easier for those that follow
368799
I don't think that the US will have any openly gay president for at least 150 years if maybe bisexuality and homosexuality becomes normal. People are too close-minded to vote for them.
1039643
You make some very good points. The bible was written in a time when homosexuality wasnt very common, people read into it much too far and take something out of it that could very well be not true.
197499
We ALL are still all in trouble just with the ten commandments.  Some repent and some don't.  The repentance and change is what either will or wont condemn you.\n\nActually, the gay people is who gave the straight label to hetrosexuals.
399729
YES, that is the modern basis of being gay (homosexual, prefering same sex).
1133145
Why is that such a small percentage of the population can cause so much grief. Most of the people in this country still see homosexuality for what it is morally wrong. If they must be together I am not even going to attempt to stop them. Neither will I ever embrace their cause,and this is what really irks me that the homosexual community and their supporters insist that I do so or then I must be a homophobe. The lifestyle in my view is no different than an addiction to drugs or alcohol or any other aberrant behavior. "I often hear live and let live" FINE don't try to force me into accepting what I cannot and will not.
382680
It is totally possible to hold Christian beliefs and be gay. It's just not possible to believe that God accept's your lifestyle. The Bible makes it clear that same sexes coming together is an abomination. either give up the penis or Prepare to swim in the lake of fire dude.
671616
The British Minister of Equality didn't answer this question because he knows there's no way in Heaven or Hell that he can answer it in such a way that will please everybody.\n\nAccording to most religious people, homosexuality is definitely a sin.  Meanwhile, all the agnostics and atheists in the world (who are an extreme minority compared to the religious but have all the sociopolitical clout for some reason) say that anything a religious person says is inescapably flawed, and so homosexuality is NOT a sin, and thinks that gays and lesbians should recieve medals of courage just for being who they are.\n\nHere's the thing though.  Nobody, NOBODY is born to be a homosexual.  As a sexual species, a human male is supposed to be genetically programmed to mate with a human female in order to continue the species.  Homosexuals of today get confused with gender roles (if a guy is especially skinny and he enjoys the theater, he MUST be gay, right???), and the more we support it, the more people will follow their example.  Homosexuality is a result of faulty human programming, and how society deals with the error.\n\nBut if homosexuality IS a sin, then you're supposed to love the sinner and hate the sin, right? :P
891542
Why do you say "a problem"? I think most homosexuals and a lot of straight people would argue with your characterizing homosexuality as a "problem" in the first place.  Getting beyond that major issue with your question, I don't believe that there is any good answer as to the "cause" of homosexuality. There is some evidence for all of these as possibly leading to homosexuality, but I don't think any single one of them is the cause.
603044
It's true that most members of society didn't really accept gay culture yet but given more time, I'm sure everybody would say, "Who cares!"\nIf a person is gay, let him be himself. It's like being a lesbian too. As daily life gives me more problem I could handle why do I need to care about other people's lives?\nBe yourself and learn to be open minded....that's what the cure to some bigots out there....
729211
That's a tough question, because homosexuality wasn't recognized as a state of being as it is by most scientists/scholars today.  So what was written about was people's behaviors sexually or socially, particularly those people who were wealthy, royal or somehow politically or socially noteworthy.\n\nCertainly there exists lots of documentation about Greek and Roman society's acceptance of homosexual behavior between straight men as a form of bonding and entertainment till choosing a wife, and even after.  And this is still somewhat acceptable in some modern cultures, though not talked about freely.  And in some tribal cultures through the ages, homosexuals were believed to be 'special' beings with healing or beneficial powers for the community.\n\nAs with many other behaviors considered 'immoral' by religious groups or the societal standards of the time, homosexuality and its condemnation is steeped in hypocrisy, misunderstanding and the want to scapegoat a fringe of society that appears different from the norm.
525647
studies have shown that people are born with a sexual preference they dont choose it.  if God didnt want to have gay people then there wouldnt be any.  i am straight but i dont think there is anything wrong with being gay.
126273
I am a straight man.  I have had many gay friends due to my involvement in theatre.  I do not hate homosexuals.  I am also a Christian and I know lots of people who hate homosexuality.  I don't understand why it is singled out as THE sin to hate.  I have told Fat christians that I think gluttony is a sin.  I have told rich Christians that greed is a sin.  I have then asked them why their sin is less of a sin then a homsexual's sin.  I have asked these questions many times in many adult Sunday School classes.  Needless to say it doesn't make me real popular.  So now to your question.  I think a lot of people hate homosexuals simply because they are told they should.  The Christian right is constantly bombarding us with the message that homosexuality is the number one threat to the family unit.  Of cours this is stupid.  Divorce, infidelity and not spending time together are the biggest threats to the family units I know about.  When a Christian tells me that homosexuality is a sin.  I always agree that the Bible does say that a man shouldn't lay with another man.  So by the letter of the law it is a sin.  But then I ask them if they have had to fight off strong urges to sleep with members of the same sex?  They always respond NO!  Then I say isn't it odd that most of the other sins in the Bible hold some temptation for us, but this one, if we are heterosexual holds none?  I then ask them if gay marriage was legal and the gay couples got the same tax breaks and property rights as straight couples would you be tempted to turn homosexual?  Of course they say NO!  Then I zing them with "So why do you suppose that of all the sins listed in the Bible we straight Christians spend so much time and energy focusing on the one that doesn't tempt us and never will?  Isn't it possible it's a convenient way to not deal with issues that DO effect us?  Isn't it possible that it's just a way to feel superior and holy without ever having to do anything but look down on others who are different than us?  100% of the time they then answer: "The Bible says homosexuality is a sin."  This one issue is truly one of the reasons it is hard to stay active in church.  When you KNOW people are judging and being blind and feeling so secure and right about it, it can drive you crazy.  Even when I tell them that I have watched gay friends die horrible deaths of AIDS without adequate medical care because their life partner of many years could not get them on a "family" insurance plan, it makes no impact.  Now having said all of that I would like to share with you some things about the current attitude in our society that makes me dislike the Gay Rights movement.  As a heterosexual Christian male, I am judged and hated before I even have an opportunity to share who I am.  As a straight male, I get sick of being told by effeminate men what is style.  I resent being almost always portrayed in the media as not as smart as gay men, not as in touch with our feeling, not as capable of expressing emotion.  I think on any given night on television there is a lot more straight male bashing then there ever was gay bashing.  There I got it off of my chest.  This is the longest answer I've ever written.  I wonder if anyone will actually read it all the way through?
205805
So many people are narrow minded and only see things in black and white and to them being straight is right and being gay is wrong.  They are afraid of what they don't understand and society has pushed them into what it believes is right.  \n\n(The easiest way to ignore is to skirt the issue as always.)\n\nSadly, no one has the right to judge someone but God,  although we do it everyday unconsciously or shall I say without much thought process going into our judgments.  We should respect the fact that we are different, each and every one of us but instead many wish to clone a perfect society but one which will be wholly based on ignorance and fear.  \n\nIt's a bloody shame that the same society that teaches us freedom also teaches us hypocrisy...I dare to be different!
672591
Not for me.\n\nCan't people stop questioning why people are gay and just accept that people are gay?
1139122
Because they think they are right and don't have respect for the beliefs of others.  You know, cuz a 2,000 year old book say to do this and do that, yet some of the "rules" are ignored while others are enforced.  Funny thing is, think about what the word gay meant just 50 years ago.  Think about how they spoke during Shakespeare's time almost 500 years ago.  Then they want to talk about interpreting something written almost 2,000 years ago?  Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.  Ok, then.