do you think homosexuality is bad?
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Yes it's bad . But we don't have to avoid them.
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I find it appalling that Homosexuality was only recently taken out of the DSM... The big book of mental disorders.\n\nI find it appalling that I cant donate blood because im gay.  The Red Cross has a ban on any male that has had sexual relations with another man since 1977.  Having sex one time in  33 years disqualifies you from ever donating blood.. amidst huge blood shortages.\n\nI find it appalling that i cant get married.. or even a civil union.\n\nI find it appalling that religious extremists are out there actively boycotting companies that show equality to gays.\n\nThe suicide rate among homosexual teens is the highest proportionally in the entire country.  Those bastards are KILLING them.. Killing them with thier "reparative therapy" and hurtful accusations, and outright lies.\n\n\nEDIT:\n\nI am actually quite suprised by the answers here... Actually suprised!\n\nThere seems to be a common misnomer running rampant in the minds of a few of you on here.  A gay male isnt some immoral being, with uncontrollable sexual tendencies.  I have successfully lived with/showered with/eaten with straight males all throughout college, and yes.. in those tiny tiny dorm rooms.\n\nThere are those that seem to think that just because there is a gay male in the room... he is automatically staring at thier crotches... and YES, of course i think there are a lot of straight males out there, and yes i glance at thier asses from time to time.. but, other than that, i keep the romance, and wishful thinking geared towards OTHER gay males.\n\nThere is a line that eventually every gay male comes across that a lot of straight males come to also.  It is when we become attracted to someone that is not interested, for various reasons, to us.  We can either A) press on reguardless, incurring wrath/disgust/criminal charges... OR we learn to let it go, and move on.\n\nA similar situation occurs for Gay males.  We have to realize that the "playing field" is a bit limited.  Sure.. there are many many males out there... but only a small percentage of them are even like us.\n\nWe have to train ourselves to mentally "cross them off the list"  before we become attracted.  This saves a lot of anger/misunderstanding/criminal charges. :P    \n\nAssuming that we are not in controll of our sexual drive is preposterous.  Assuming that we are not mentally capable of being "gay men in a straight society" is a common, hurtful misconception.\n\nOpening up your minds occasionally couldnt hurt :)
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Having a gay relationship is not a bad thing. Love can't be bad. The only problem with being gay is that everyone else has a problem with it. Well, not EVERYONE, but some people who misread the Bible and some conservative pundits who aren't sure of their own sexuality. Be who you are, and don't let people intimmidate you. Who you love is your business.
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My answer, no. And as a matter of fact, I find that homosexuals happen to be the most enjoyable, honest, compassionate "group" of people I have met. "What harm is their choice, doing to your life", is my response to homophobes.\n\nBUT ... Boy is this going to set a few people on their ears if the findings are true !!\n\n( released today - 2/24/06)\n"The arrangement of a mother's genes could affect the sexual orientation of her son, according to a new study."\n\n"The finding, detailed in the February issue of the journal Human Genetics, adds fuel to the decade-long debate about whether so-called "gay genes" might exist."\n\nhttp://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060224_gay_genes.html\n\nMakes one wonder if this finding is confirmed, if the pro-lifers will allow abortions for these "misfits & sinners". After all, God created our genes, didn't he ?? *ahem*
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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
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HA! You word your question as if being queer were a bad thing.\n\nI think the worst is to be a closed-minded straight person.
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"everything a gay person does is gay because they are gay themselves" - I love that!! Does it extend to all the mundane day-today stuff too? ;)\n\n"gayness is not a sex act". I'm glad you included that. I get fed up with people saying homosexuality is wrong because gay couples can't procreate. Technically, my DH and I can't have children naturally - does that mean that our love is sinful too? When will people realise that relationships are about love and emotion and not just about sex?
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My opinion is...and remember this is only an opinion...I live in the south and most of the people around where I live are predominately Southern Baptist and I believe that why most people oppose homosexuality is that it does not look natural.  Christians oppose to it as sin.  As for myself personally, as long as they keep it to themselves and do not try to push it on others is fine, but I can't stand the flamers that go around and flaunt it....Hey we know you're gay so you don't have to put on a show....if you know what I mean.  I hope I have helped.
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I agree with you!\nOkay I'm gay but that's not important now, I think your attitude is the one that every single straight should have!\nBut I don't see homosexuality as a problem, is just another preference! I like chocolate, she doesn't... I like cats, he doesn't... I like men, he doesn't!\nThat's all ;)
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I just love how people can argue that homosexuality is "unnatural," while they're wearing clothes, probably own a car, eat processed foods, use plastics, and are at the very moment that they're discussing "unnatural" homosexuality are sitting in front of a COMPUTER.\n\nGood grief people...just think for a minute about the world you're living in.  I don't think "unnatural" cuts it as a viable argument.  And for those who like the "flap A fits into slot B" argument, come on...I could use the same reasoning to argue against the morality of people living in cold climates.  Why, it's just not NATURAL for us to be living in places where it snows part of the year!  We're a tropical species; we have a very narrow range of temperature tolerance, we're just not DESIGNED for the cold!  Therefore it just naturally follows that it's immoral for us to be living in northern latitudes; we all better just pack up and head for the tropics!  For the sake of our children!\n\nJust because you've got a problem with it, don't try to force your narrow-minded little worldview on the rest of us.  I happen to think olives are disgusting and I can't understand why anyone in their right mind would eat them; that doesn't mean that I'm looking to legally ban their consumption by everyone.  Get over it.
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Being homophobic will be your downfall.  While I cringe at the thought of fudge packing, those fairies have the right to do it.  It makes them feel good.  I don't think it is right to discriminate any humans, regardless if they like to smoke pole or not.  So no, the bible (created by man) is incorrect in saying that riding another man from behind has to die.  The bible is incorrect about a great many things.
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Thank you, my point exactly. Who ever thinks being gay is a choice should be taken to an asylum for a session of electroshocks. Being attracted to the same sex is not a choice made out of perversion, it is an instinctual aspiration from within. (I hate to hear so much hypocrisy from our religious friends...Jesus was crucified, never once lifting a finger to hurt anyone, not even to save himself. The son of God; the most powerful being wasn't killed by perverted wicked people, he was killed by the so-called righteous? That friends, is evil and perversed... that which people do in the name of righteousness.) In all honesty, I now understand why religion is attacking homosexuality with everything it's got. The day homosexuality is discovered to be valid (for example found to be genetic) is the day religion is unmasked as a fraud. {And you can quote me.}      \n\nAs for those who say it's un-natural...just remember... toilet paper is un-natural (along with electricity, television, cell-phones, etc...) << be creative...  "Don't be so egar to judge. In a world of defects, no one can critique"
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Wow, I think there's some misunderstanding here....First of all, I'm straight, and I'm Catholic (practicing), and no, I do not hate homosexuals (oh and BTW I agree with that guy who answered before: homo is short for homosexual; although it can be used in a derogatory (sp?) fashion, I don't think that's the case in the asker's post).  In fact, I love homosexuals, just as I love heterosexuals, because they are children of God.  That doesn't mean I don't think they're misguided.  Does that mean I'm prejudiced?  No.  It means I think they're wrong.  As for the demon comment, I'm pretty sure the asker meant it in the way you'd say "battling your inner demons;" I don't think he meant literal demons.  I agree with the asker on some things, although I wish he'd phrased other things better.  I think it's undeniable that homosexuality has a much greater focus on outward/physical aspects than normal heterosexuality (when I say normal, I mean I'm discounting things like prostitution, etc., even if they are technically heterosexual.).  I think that many homosexual people (note the use of the word: MANY, not ALL) take an overly defensive attitude toward certain ethical viewpoints, most notably Christianity.  Of course, some people have experienced hatred or at least strong dislike for their sexual practices, but I think that's actually the minority of cases.  It only makes sense that the relatively few instances of discrimination are emphasized by the proponents of homosexuality.  That's natural for anybody to do about something they believe.  But it doesn't mean that all gays are hateful toward Christians or all Christians are hateful toward gays.  As for the rest of the asker's post about the musical instruments and "churchy homos," well to be quite honest, I kind of lost him at that point.  It's not exactly...easy to follow.\n\nOne of the most annoying things I hear nearly every day (yes, I do personally know some gay people, btw) is how it's so wrong for people to "force their morals on other people."  I heard this especially during the days leading up to a Nov. 6 (I live in Wisconsin, where a state constitutional amendment was passed defining marriage as btwn one man and one woman, and that no similar status would be granted to any other group.).  Now, that doesn't mean there aren't ways around this--people can technically get "civil unions," and what isn't accorded the same status as marriage can be quite easily fixed by other means (for example, simply naming the homosexual partner as the beneficiary of your will; it just takes a little more work.  Anyways, it bothered me to hear that because whenever you vote, you're "forcing your morals on other people."  You vote based on your beliefs regarding ethics and morals (most people do anyway), and by voting, you're partaking in a process which will constitute the law for a certain area; hence you are helping to force a certain moral code on certain people.\n\nAnyways, I hope that's not too rambling...In short, yes I bet some gays could say that a Christian (or non-Christian, for that matter) has demonstrated hatred or unkindness toward them based on their sexual lifestyle.  That isn't a Christian act, which is unfortunate--so many Christians are Christian in name only.  Does that mean I think gays ought never to be criticized?  No.  Do I think that their depiction of and view regarding sex is false?  Yes.  There, simple.  No hateful words, no claims of "judging," nothing but simple statements of moral belief and hope that we can cause a change in society's depiction of sex, to make it less about personal pleasure and more about self-giving love, which it ultimately is.\n\nLater all, try not to get too riled about these posts--you've gotta know that some people post just for the heck of ticking other pe
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Well I am Christian and also bisexual, I dont hate gays straights bis or whatever. I do believe the Bible shows homosexuality as a sin but I also realise there are 613 other sins and no one can live sinlessly. So, I just get on day by day, dont let either ruin my life or the lives of others.
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You've made a valid point to a logical end with just one simple question.\n\nTry telling that to the Breeder's, those who are hate-filled, that is.  They won't (can't?) accept it.  It seems that logic in some doesn't appear to be even a minor predisposition.  Go figure.\n\nEDIT:  For zain15in (see below) --\n\nEvery point you made can be equally applied to heterosexual's, and most likely SHOULD be, since the vast majority of child sexual abuse cases are perpetrated by people such as yourself (assuming you are a heterosexual and not asexual).\nIndeed, you posit good arguments against YOUR culture but not ours.\n\nAdditionally, most of your ilk argue that homosexuality is found nowhere else in the natural world.  I'm quite certain the respondent who mentioned that homosexual pairings (not same-sex sex) in the animal kingdom (sans homosapiens) is merely a refute to that tired and baseless argument.\n\nRegarding your comment that homosexuality is a deviation:  I'm certain it is...for those of your ilk.  My view about heterosexuality is that IT is a deviation.  But, such as yours, it is only MY view and holds no great merit.  We are two individuals.  No more and no less.  Well .... except that we, the GLBT community as a whole, have the upper hand in this argument and YOUR war against US is on the wane.  Delude yourself no more.  Accept reality, my good friend.  Accept reality.  As you've stated, we've been here for a very long time.\n\nWe're not leaving any time soon.
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no offence buddy. i know we live in a society where we accept that. but truthfully, deep down we all know it's not right.\n\ndon't be gay, it's evil. (no offense)
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homophobia is stupid...if you mean gay as in retarded or idiotic...then yes i would agree.\n\ni have Christonausea...its where if i listen to christians speak fro a bit then i become nautious (sp?) and want to run away. im alergic to stupidity.