Giasi - I, like Marjorie, and most of the medical evidence that does not originate in the countries where homosexuality is a crime, believe homosexuality to be outside the scope of our "choices". Do you think that, given a choice, people would actually CHOOSE to be gay because they just want to be gay?
Think how much social stigma is attached to bona fide homosexual people and what they have to go through in their life to have a shot at happiness. I doubt someone would actually choose it. (I am not talking about whopping statistics of perfectly heterosexual people engaging in homosexual intercourse simply from the lack of access to the oposite sex - and in the Middle East this is quite common.)
You cannot promote this behavior just as it is absurd to promote heterosexual behaviour. But people remain people, whether homo- or heterosexual, and both groups should be entitled to their rights as humans. I am not aware of any special treatment homosexuals require, but if you are talking about persecution and prohibition that they have to endure - I don't think this should be either persecuted or prohibited.
I don't see homosexuality immoral. I agree with Marjorie - it's public shunning and persecution that are immoral. These people don't hurt you, you don't have to join them, you don't have to give them anything, but why deny them what is rightfully theirs, and label them as criminals?
Giasi - I, like Marjorie, and most of the medical evidence that does not originate in the countries where homosexuality is a crime, believe homosexuality to be outside the scope of our "choices". Do you think that, given a choice, people would actually CHOOSE to be gay because they just want to be gay?
Think how much social stigma is attached to bona fide homosexual people and what they have to go through in their life to have a shot at happiness. I doubt someone would actually choose it. (I am not talking about whopping statistics of perfectly heterosexual people engaging in homosexual intercourse simply from the lack of access to the oposite sex - and in the Middle East this is quite common.)
You cannot promote this behavior just as it is absurd to promote heterosexual behaviour. But people remain people, whether homo- or heterosexual, and both groups should be entitled to their rights as humans. I am not aware of any special treatment homosexuals require, but if you are talking about persecution and prohibition that they have to endure - I don't think this should be either persecuted or prohibited.
I don't see homosexuality immoral. I agree with Marjorie - it's public shunning and persecution that are immoral. These people don't hurt you, you don't have to join them, you don't have to give them anything, but why deny them what is rightfully theirs, and label them as criminals?