What is wrong with being gay? Can somebody explain this without using the explination of religion?
A lesbian Ugandan woman is applying for aslyum to the United States because the government and her relatives do not accept her for who she is (news). In Uganda, homosexuality is illegal. A person who is guilty for being gay can be punished up to four years in prison. This law is very similar to the 147 year-old-India Panel Code, section 377 in which it is considered as a crime to have a sexual intercourse with someone of a same gender.
It is 2007, I find it hard to believe that people from other countries are filling asylum to escape persecution over their sexual orientation. I remembered my high school teacher said me that people are more open-minded than ever compared to people in the 1960s. I find her comment to be wrong because if people are really open-minded, then they should accept people who are gay, transvestites, transgender, bisexual etc. No one can is in control of his or her sexuality and identity. My father told me people who are not straight have mental problems. When it comes to sexuality, people are close-minded. Tim Hardaway is a perfect example. He came out publicly that he hates gay people. Maybe, everyone needs a life lesson on how to get along with other people and to understand their differences.
I don’t find anything wrong with LGBTQ people. However, why are other people having a hard time accepting them? That is what I would like to know.
Being gay myself I’m probably biased. I’ve found that although there are pockets of society that do feel the same as you and I our compartmentalised lives can make it seem as if homophobia isn’t a problem. In reality, it’s just that people in our lives usually feel the same as us. Outside the path our lives lead exist other people who have other, very different ideas of what is right and what is wrong.
It’s always been interesting to me that those most vocal in telling me how I should live my life are usually the most unwilling to receive such advice in return.
I don’t know why it’s wrong. But I suppose I can undestand where they’re coming from. If you’ve grown up in the Church or in any conservative home, it’s likely you haven’t encountered many gay people. Therefore, you are biased by your upbringing and your lack of knowledge. People fear and hate what they don’t understand. Closed-minded straights cannot relate to gays at all. They don’t know what Gay peopple go through so they pursecute them for being different. At least that’s what i think. Being gay isn’t WRONG per say, it’s just different. Altho, I must admit, I think many people who live the gay lifestyle live a very unhealthy one indeed. But that’s their choice. And then again, there are so many str8s sleeping around these days too, I think just every1 is in trouble. We’re all sex crazy. Why does it even matter? Our sexual orientation is such a small part of who we are. Oh well. I guess there is no definitive answer to this after all.
Ok, being bisexual myself i beleive that it should be be an accepted thing in society. But you can’t force people to accept something they don’t like. That restrics their freedom of thought and speech. Yes it might hurt that someone doesn’t like you for your sexuality, but forget them and move on! And your very luck to live in somewhere like england or america where it is accepted by so many people, because, being half greek myself, when i told the greek side of my family and friends, they either laughed in my face or looked extremely disgusted. But it’s theiropinion, and you can’t stop it. Their intitled to it! Besides, if you like who your sleeping with, why care what other people think? (u don’t have to tell anyone eithr, it’s not like a straight person tells their parents their straight…)It’s all a matter of choice… and everyone is intitled to it!
This is just history playing a tape recorder. In the past, Quakers and other people of different religious beliefs came to the Americas for freedom of practicing their religious beliefs. It took us a long time to accept the heliocentric viewpoint. We also took a long time to acknowledge womens’ right to vote and to finally have the Civil Rights Movement. I guess gays’ rights is just one on the list for change.
In terms of other countries, I personally don’t like how gays are deprived of their basic human rights. In some countries, they cannot get jobs and are forced to beg for food. Even when they beg, they are still not given anything. I think that gays should get food, jobs, shelter and other basic rights.
I’m straight. I’m fine with gay people and this may be because my upbringing is in NYC. Personally, I don’t want to see gays making out in the street and this goes for heterosexuals as well.