Boy oh boy,
I really didn't know where this would lead. Perhaps I should have thought a little more about it.
I think it's fair to say that it is "abnormal" at the least. If I take to extremes, I could say if we were all gay, the human race would be extinct and we would not be here and able to discuss it.
Whether we take creation spin on it, or the evolution theory, neither fits the homosexual model (for lack of a better word).
Now, can I, should I, do I hate the person for being this way, absolutely not! But I hate the act.
Let me put another perspective on it. This may come across as Christian (which I am, so how can I do otherwise), or it may even be a worldly perspective:
Lets take a rapist, or a mass murderer, or even a pedophile. I think we can all agree these are not "normal" behaviours. I'm sure we have all seen documentaries on some, or all of these conditions. Some people love to kill, some love to rape and others love children in a very wrong way.
What it comes down to is, how people act on these behaviours. Is it simply ok to say "that's the way I am" or "that's my right". Yes, I know the argument: "I'm not hurting anyone". I would argue that in both the physical and emotional sense.
Here's one that I, and I'm sure many others can relate to:
I've been married for eight years. Just because I now have a ring around my finger, doesn't mean that my sexual desires for other females is turned off. I think many men and women say that, "they never look another man, or woman" now that they are married. I think it's true in a few cases, but in most I would think it's not completely true. But, how do I/we act on it. Do we suppress these feelings or emotions, or do we act on them?
I feel it better to suppress them. I use prayer; it works very well for me and it must be better than electroshock therapy.
I somewhat agree that Dave can not help how he feels. I do feel that he can control the feelings and whether he acts on them. Society however, has said that he does not need to.
That's the choice we all have to make, regardless of what it may be. As a Christian, I choose to live within the confines of how the Bible tells me to be. I fail every day, but I continue to try. Others may do the same, or similar and not care about what the Bible says. Still others just do what they want and don't care about he consequences, regardless of who may be hurt in the process.
As Dave said, he can't help the way he feels: someone else said how can you be proud of being gay, when it's just the way you are. I guess it's like me parading in a white pride parade. That would be stupid, given that I can't really be anything else, given the homosexual argument.
The bottom line for me is that they at least call the parade a "gay" or whatever, pride parade, but not just Halifax pride, because I'm straight and proud of my city.