Homosexuals Choose to be Gay - Special Rights Should Not Be Granted to Those Just Because of the Way They Choose to Behave
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UPDATED AGAIN: Perversions of the natural law? This country is based on unnatural things, some of which prolong human life. Just because something is unnatural does not make it wrong. Surgery is unnatural, whether it be necessary or plastic. Eye glasses are unnatural. Heck, some of the food we eat here in the US is unnatural, filled with preservatives and artificial colors. The other thing I would like to point out is that homosexuality is not a behavior; it's a preference. Not all homosexuals act the same, so to catagorize it as a behavior is fallacy. **Once again, I need to state the obvious: Gay people do NOT choose to be gay! Do heterosexual people choose to be heterosexual? But even if gay people DO choose to be gay; it's their right to choose and their right to equal protection under the law. None of these arguments even come close to being a valid argument. It's so frustrating! **Not sure what profession you have, but I hope it's not psychology. Think of all those people who have a child that takes the first taste of something he/she does not like. That was not learned. What we like and don't like could be altered over the course of time, but only on the surface. Sexual preference is not learned...it is discovered and accepted, but only if it's in the social norm. If, God forbid, something is outside the society norm, it must be worng (insert sarcasm here). So these people are forced to HIDE their likes and dislikes. Homosexuality, that is, who you are or are not attracted to, is NOT a learned behavior. There is a big difference between behavior and preference. The thing with the veggies proves my point. It's personal preference, and personal preference is not learned... it is discovered. **Ahh, PBeavr, my old posting friend. Who you are attracted to is NOT a learned behavior. I understand what you're saying about how people are raised and associative learning...but it has absolutely NOTHING to do with our likes and dislikes. My point is that this argument that we are rating says that Homosexuals CHOOSE to be that way and therefore should not be given special rights for the way they behave. I agree...they should not be given SPECIAL RIGHTS...they should be given EQUAL RIGHTS: the right to marry the person that they love. When you love someone, it's intrinsic; it's not learned. Breathing is not a learned behavior and neither is homosexuality. **GoneAway, there are people in this country who do not believe that the Bible is the word of God...in fact, there are a good many people who do not believe in God. I happen to be one of them. While I respect your CHOICE to worship God, I ask that you respect MY CHOICE not to worship God. Two consenting adults should be allowed to pledge their lives to one another. And to all those people who say that gay people CHOSE to be gay, when did all of you CHOOSE to be heterosexual? **Whether gays choose to be gay or are born that way is irrelevant. This country is supposed to give everyone the right to choose. If two consenting adults wish to get married, it should be their RIGHT to do so. **Oh, and as to the seems to be spoken from the same reviewer crap, for your information, I am only one identity on this board. Just because someone agrees with me doesn't mean I am posting as someone else.** UPDATED:Well, whether it is choice or just the way homosexuals are born, CHOICE is what this country was founded on: The freedom to choose. Either way, it would be a contradiction to this country's constitution. If homosexuals are born that way, America can't exclude them from basic rights. If homosexuals choose to be this way, America cannot take away their right to choose. **Actually, PBeavr, there IS biological evidence, not genetic. Homosexual people have different brain chemistry than that of the heterosexual brain. One cannot help what they like. Most homosexual people grew up feeling they were different but were too afraid to come forward with it. Why is that? Because our society views it as abnormal. **Again, gays do NOT choose to be gay. No one can help who they are attracted to or who they love. Love should not be limited to a persons sex. All you people that say homosexuality is a learned behavior are mistaken. If you think I am mistaken, then I put this challenge to you: Heterosexual people, try to CHOOSE to be attracted to someone of the same sex. If you can do that, I will submit to this 'urban legend that gay people choose to be gay.(I do agree with the other part of this: Gay people should not be given special rights...they should be given EQUAL RIGHTS. But, right now, gay peopls ARE given special treatment: they have to resort to civil unions because the right to marry the person they love is unavailable.
