Diversity of Homosexuality

Sitting on the couch, watching television, there always seems to be references to “Gays and Lesbians.” In fact, this concept of homosexuality is frequently heard in the media. However, everyone seems to have a different opinion on this issue. Why are they judged or discriminated? Aren’t we all under one nation with the ability to be free? Being under one nation should allow everyone to do what they want and have relations with who they want. It is just that certain people judge homosexuals by discriminating them, by criticizing them, by labeling them and by making a big deal with diversity on the subject of homosexuals. As for having legal recognition of homosexuality relations through partnership contracts or marriage, it is possible for a gay or lesbian couple to jointly purchase a home, in a co-operative society. This act is allowed because any person can buy a house and even if it is two males, it should not be a problem because one can be an owner as the other can be the co-owner. The good thing about the housing law is that the two people buying a house don’t have to be related. The only problem most gay couples have is that if one of them dies, nothing can legally be left to their partner because only the majority of their belongings can only be left to their relatives or heirs. According to Mihir Desai in an article that he wrote, he states that the central civil law problems facing gays and lesbians today, is that they do not fall within the definition of a “family” and are not considered “heirs” under any law. He also stated that even today, nothing can stop homosexuals from entering into a contract which protects them from their rights. Out in the world, there are many arguments about same sex marriage as well as how religion takes a big part of this decision. In an article by Scott Bidstrup, he states “the stereotype has it that gays are promiscuous, unable to form lasting relationships, and the relationships that do form are shallow and uncommitted.” Which to be completely honest, it is not true because as gays age and mature, they appreciate their way into long-term committed relationships. There can be lots of reasons why many people oppose gay marriage. Some of these reasons are that they state that marriage is an institution between one man and one woman, that gays and lesbians cannot raise children that their relationships are immoral, and that same sex marriage would threaten the institution of marriage. (Bidstrup, 1998) As Christians believe that gay relationships are immoral, they are not thinking that the freedom of religion implied to the right to freedom from religion as well. People oppose gay marriage because they believe that it offends everything that religion stands for. But Christians are not the only type of religions that oppose gay marriages. Most branches of Islam and Orthodox Judaism also oppose the marriage. These religions are thinking that they are being forced by the society by marring gay couples even when they have moral objections to doing so. They say that making love to another man betrays everything that is masculine. People opposing them assume that gay men are automatically going to hit on them, meaning that they think that they are going to want to date them or even rape them. Gay men know that straight men will not like being hit on by them so they will respect their boundaries because they are looking for the same thing in a relationship as straight men but with a woman instead of a man. Gays and Lesbians have to live with the idea of everyone criticizing them, by having straight people think that they are unprofessional with mixing personal moral and religious preferences and law. They think that they are dangerous with all the standing up they have to do with the laws by going to court and fighting for their rights. During conventions, they get the “silent treatment” by most people because they think that communicating with them can be a disease. They are made fun of, they are called different names, their discriminated against, and they are disliked because they think that gay people trying to legalize gay marriages are threatening which goes back to how they are betraying god for what was being stated in the bible. Homosexuality is a diverse subject, as everyone seems to always worry about these types of people. An MD from the American College of Pediatricians stated that “we have been led to believe that homosexuality, like race, is an innate quality that cannot change.” Which is incorrect because homosexuality is not a race, it is a natural thing that happens to us. We do not chose who we get to love, it just happens like how we chose to believe in god or not. If a man wants to marry a man, then I think that he should marry a man. Others feel that same-sex marriage is a major threat to the institution of marriage itself. God made us all and god loves us and I do not think that we have rebelled against his rule as certain Christian’s state. “Because marriage is a basic human right and an individual personal choice, RESOLVED, the State should not interfere with same-gender couples who chose to marry and share fully an equally in the rights, responsibilities, and commitment of civil marriage.” (The Marriage Resolution, by the Marriage Projects of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.) Homosexuality always has been, and always will be around. I don 't think it is immoral, but it certainly can be offensive and immoral, just like hetero-sexual behavior can be. Personally, I think we spend way too much time thinking about what someone else does in bed. We 'd be better off to think on more valuable contribution. Why do people need to use the word, "gay" which implies someone who is lighthearted and not to be taken seriously, and was a slang for a promiscuous person just a hundred years ago, not very respectful, I think. Or why use the word, "lesbian" when that harks back to the story of the women of the Isle of Lesbos, whose purpose was to teach their men a revengeful lesson. They are affecting a behavior, not born with it. And is homosexuality really genetic and not learned? If so, why do some homosexuals go out of their way to affect a behavior, to project their homosexuality just in the same way a "Goth", for example, wears black and projects their personality through affectation? Why not be indistinguishable from everyone else? I think it could be just a natural occurrence, if people would only let it. In reality, a loving God doesn 't hate homosexuals. Children who realize they are gay are bewildered & lost when basically everyone hates them for their orientation... even God hating them. But everyone, Christians alike, refuse to take ANY responsibility for young gay high suicide rates. This needs to end. Christian beliefs have already taken far too many young and talented lives away. This is what an abomination today is, and if God is out there, it hasn 't gone unnoticed. References Bidstrup, S. (2004). Gay Marriage [The Arguments and the Motives]. Retrieved February 3, 2009, from http://www.bidstrup.com/marriage.htm It is a personal essay written by a free-lance writer and political activist who had been active in human rights issues and in the gay rights movement. He talks about why certain people oppose gay marriage and about the arguments on gay marriage. Speaks about how “gay” is a major factor in determining future behavior. Also about how everyone view homosexuality. Wardle, L. D., J.D. (2008, September 3). When Dissent is Stifled: The Same-Sex marriage and Right-to-Treatment Debates. The efforts to stifle criticism getting the silent treatment, efforts to suppress clinical service to those desiring to escape to gay/lesbian lifestyle and efforts to discourage treatment, and a solution to speak up. Desai, M. (2003, October/November). Law and Discrimination Against Homosexuals. Retrieved February 3, 2009, from http://www.combatlaw.org/information.php?articleid=329&issue_id=13_ VanHorn, A. (2009, February 5). Public Opinions Towards Homosexuals. Retrieved February 3, 2009 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/pmla_apa_research_citation/2/1/2/7/9/p212790_index.html_

References: Bidstrup, S. (2004). Gay Marriage [The Arguments and the Motives]. Retrieved February 3, 2009, from Retrieved February 3, 2009, from http://www.combatlaw.org/information.php?articleid=329&issue_id=13_ VanHorn, A Retrieved February 3, 2009 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/pmla_apa_research_citation/2/1/2/7/9/p212790_index.html_