I think I made my reasoning pretty clear in the above post (called "Sorry I'm coming to this"). When I call homosexuality natural, I am thinking of two main points. First, it clearly occurs in nature, since hundreds of species engage in same-sex coitus. Second, there is mounting evidence that homosexuality in humans has a strong genetic basis. If we are genetically predisposed to a behavior, and that behavior also occurs in nature, then I think it's safe to call that behavior natural.
Re: choices people make because they want to. Gay people definitely have a choice: they can choose to acknowledge their attraction to members of the same sex, or they can choose to deny that attraction. Gay people can choose to ACT straight, but they can't choose to BE straight.
Why you insist on talking about people inserting things into each other is beyond me. Why the fixation with gay sex? I assume you think that I have the right to be married to my husband, to raise a family, etc. You wouldn't feel the need to talk crudely about our sex life every time you talked about a straight relationship. Why not treat gay relationships the same? Relationships (gay or straight) are primarily about love and companionship, not about inserting things into each other.
And I don't demand special treatment; I demand equal treatment. My marriage certificate entitles my husband and me to certain benefits, with regard to citizenship, immigration, etc. People who marry members of the same sex should receive the same benefits. It's only fair.
Getinandstayin,
I think I made my reasoning pretty clear in the above post (called "Sorry I'm coming to this"). When I call homosexuality natural, I am thinking of two main points. First, it clearly occurs in nature, since hundreds of species engage in same-sex coitus. Second, there is mounting evidence that homosexuality in humans has a strong genetic basis. If we are genetically predisposed to a behavior, and that behavior also occurs in nature, then I think it's safe to call that behavior natural.
Re: choices people make because they want to. Gay people definitely have a choice: they can choose to acknowledge their attraction to members of the same sex, or they can choose to deny that attraction. Gay people can choose to ACT straight, but they can't choose to BE straight.
Why you insist on talking about people inserting things into each other is beyond me. Why the fixation with gay sex? I assume you think that I have the right to be married to my husband, to raise a family, etc. You wouldn't feel the need to talk crudely about our sex life every time you talked about a straight relationship. Why not treat gay relationships the same? Relationships (gay or straight) are primarily about love and companionship, not about inserting things into each other.
And I don't demand special treatment; I demand equal treatment. My marriage certificate entitles my husband and me to certain benefits, with regard to citizenship, immigration, etc. People who marry members of the same sex should receive the same benefits. It's only fair.