These days, a lot of people are questioning whether homosexuality is a choice, or if it is something biological. Society has become a place where no one is safe. Whether you’re black, white, tall, or short; someone is out to get you. It doesn’t matter where you live or what your social status is, there is going to be someone that will try and tear you down based on something you can’t control. I choose to believe that homosexuality is something you are born with.
Here are some scary statistics:
The bible tells us that the purpose of sex is procreation and sex was meant to be between a man and a woman. So what about the woman that can’t bear children? What is her purpose in this world? If sex is for procreation, then why does a woman’s ability to do so decrease with age? Science tells us that sex is also meant for pleasure. Our bodies, both male and female, were designed to experience pleasure during sex.
There are studies being done that suggest that homosexuality is biological. I completely agree with this. I know it sounds cliché, but you can’t choose who you are attracted to and who you fall in love with. A man doesn’t wake up one morning next to his wife and all of a sudden decide he’s going to start dating men. It doesn’t work that way, and I’d dare someone to prove otherwise.
I am a Christian woman and I believe with all of my heart in Jesus and his teachings. But the fact of the matter is, Jesus never said anything about homosexuality. A lot of the teachings in the bible are out dated and were meant for a different time. Why it is that society is so stuck on homosexuality, but ignores the fact that the bible also says that we shouldn’t plant different crops in the same field, psychics and mediums are to be stoned to death- the bible also says that if anyone lives amongst you who worships a different god then they should be stoned to death! Seriously?
All in all, I believe in equal rights for EVERYONE. I believe that being gay is no more of a choice than being black is. People question my motives, and why I speak out about things like gay rights and a woman’s right to choose. I believe that God put these passions in my heart and the fire in my eyes. God drives me to fight for the rights of others, He compels me to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves, and He commands me to love everyone with every fiber of my being.
“When the sun rises, it rises for EVERYONE.”
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“If you let your past dictate your future,
You will live the rest of your life walking backwards”
Here are some scary statistics:
• 36.5 % of GLB youth grades 9-12 have attempted suicide. 20.5% of those attempts resulting in medical care. (Robin, L., Brener, N.D., Donahue, S.F., Hack, T., Hale, K., Goodenow, C. (2002). Associations between health risk behaviors and opposite-, same-, and both-sex sexual partners in representative samples of Vermont and Massachusetts high school students. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 156(4): pp. 349-55.) • Gay and lesbian youth are 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual young people. (Rotheram–Borus, M., Hunter, J., & Rosario, M. (1994). Suicidal behavior and gay-related stress among gay and bisexual male adolescents. Journal of adolescent research, 9 (4), pp. 498 – 508.) • As many as 1 in 3 gay and lesbian youth have attempted suicide. (Remafedi, G., Farrow, J.A., & Deisher, R.W. (1991). Risk factors for attempted suicide in gay and bisexual youth. Pediatrics, 87, pp. 869–875.) • In a 1998 health survey conducted by Youth Pride, Inc. aimed at LGBTQQ youth, 58% of respondents reported that they had felt suicidal as teenagers. 82.9% of LGBT students report that faculty or staff never intervened or intervened only some of the time when present and homophobic remarks were made. (All from GLSEN. (2003). The 2003 national school climate survey: the school related experiences of our nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.) FBI data shows that in 2005, 13.8% of hate crimes in the U.S.A., a total of 1,213 attacks, were motivated by bias against the victim's sexual orientation. 61.3% of those were committed against men who were or were perceived to be gay, while 1.9% of victims were or were perceived to be straight. (Robin L., Brener N.D., Donahue S.F., Hack T., Hale K., Goodenow C. Associations between health risk behaviors and opposite-, same-, and both-sex sexual partners in representative samples of Vermont and Massachusetts high school students. Archive Pediatric Adolescent Medicine. 2002 Apr. 156(4):349-55.)No one chooses that! I don’t care what anyone says, but no one chooses to be degraded and threatened every day of their lives. The teen suicide rate has gone up dramatically in the last few years as a result of bigotry and hatred. Society tells us it’s a sin to be gay and that gay people don’t get the same rights as straight people. Says who? When did politics and religion go together? When did separation of church and state go out the window? Who says a heterosexual marriage is more likely to last than a homosexual marriage.
The bible tells us that the purpose of sex is procreation and sex was meant to be between a man and a woman. So what about the woman that can’t bear children? What is her purpose in this world? If sex is for procreation, then why does a woman’s ability to do so decrease with age? Science tells us that sex is also meant for pleasure. Our bodies, both male and female, were designed to experience pleasure during sex.
There are studies being done that suggest that homosexuality is biological. I completely agree with this. I know it sounds cliché, but you can’t choose who you are attracted to and who you fall in love with. A man doesn’t wake up one morning next to his wife and all of a sudden decide he’s going to start dating men. It doesn’t work that way, and I’d dare someone to prove otherwise.
I am a Christian woman and I believe with all of my heart in Jesus and his teachings. But the fact of the matter is, Jesus never said anything about homosexuality. A lot of the teachings in the bible are out dated and were meant for a different time. Why it is that society is so stuck on homosexuality, but ignores the fact that the bible also says that we shouldn’t plant different crops in the same field, psychics and mediums are to be stoned to death- the bible also says that if anyone lives amongst you who worships a different god then they should be stoned to death! Seriously?
All in all, I believe in equal rights for EVERYONE. I believe that being gay is no more of a choice than being black is. People question my motives, and why I speak out about things like gay rights and a woman’s right to choose. I believe that God put these passions in my heart and the fire in my eyes. God drives me to fight for the rights of others, He compels me to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves, and He commands me to love everyone with every fiber of my being.
“When the sun rises, it rises for EVERYONE.”
. . : : * B * : : . .
“If you let your past dictate your future,
You will live the rest of your life walking backwards”
