NationStates Jolt Archive

I know that the subject has been debated to death.

I was arguing with my friend the other day, a VERY conservative Mormon. His position was that people were only gay because they chose to be that way and that they could just as easily decide not to be. I was truly apawlled at his lack of compassion and understanding for something he clearly didn't understand. I came up with the argument "Could you decide to be gay right now?". I asked him simply if he thought he had the power himself to choose to be gay. His response? "Well... No". I got the finall response in and I was wondering If you think you could decide to be.

Of course not, everyone knows: To become homosexual you have to be bitten by a homosexual.

Of course not, everyone knows: To become homosexual you have to be bitten by a homosexual.
I can't quite tell if you're homophobic or trying to be funny.

Of course not, everyone knows: To become homosexual you have to be bitten by a homosexual.
Man! I guess I'm gay now...

But yeah, of course you can't choose it.

I can't quite tell if you're homophobic or trying to be funny.

Attempted humor, besides homophobes wouldn't say that. It wouldn't make it a choice.

If you want to be considered a freak by the majority of society, go ahead and come out.

But I'm a normal straight person. So I can't complain. :)

Hi! I posted this the other day under a different name- so it's not plaigarism, okay!

What many people fail to want to understand in the Gay debate, is that I would never choose to be gay. Surely no one would choose to live a life where you are marginalised, hated for being who you are, debated over for what few rights you should receive, be a potential target for bashings or torment, not be allowed visiting rights in hospitals or decisions over your partner’s health, have restricted access to health insurance, be prohibited from donating blood, and to just generally live a more shameful life. I could go on, but I think I have detailed enough the difficulties of living as a gay person. I can look back on my childhood and see that I showed gay tendencies when I was as young as 6 or 7. Surely this is therefore not a lifestyle choice that I have made.

I hope this settles it.

Hi! I posted this the other day under a different name- so it's not plaigarism, okay!

What many people fail to want to understand in the Gay debate, is that I would never choose to be gay. Surely no one would choose to live a life where you are marginalised, hated for being who you are, debated over for what few rights you should receive, be a potential target for bashings or torment, not be allowed visiting rights in hospitals or decisions over your partner’s health, have restricted access to health insurance, be prohibited from donating blood, and to just generally live a more shameful life. I could go on, but I think I have detailed enough the difficulties of living as a gay person. I can look back on my childhood and see that I showed gay tendencies when I was as young as 6 or 7. Surely this is therefore not a lifestyle choice that I have made.

I hope this settles it.
I'm sorry. I don't read these much just make threads.

I don't think that any rational person would choose to occupy such a marginalised position in society.
Having said this, there were a few girls at my high school who felt that being "bisexual" was a fashion statement, but I seriously doubt that they ever would have engaged in sexual activity with another female, or done anything as drastic as coming out to their parents (my guess is that they said it to capitalise on the fact that homosexuality amongst attractive females is so fetishised in our society).

If you want to be considered a freak by the majority of society, go ahead and come out.

But I'm a normal straight person. So I can't complain. :)
Another attempt at humor?