[Morgeruat]

At some point, and on some mental level it is a choice, whether it's due to sexual abuse causing them to shie away from the opposite gender (I know several lesbians who were abused and I feel in my experience from talking to homosexuals it is a contributing factor), a lack of a strong gender role model (this doesn't necessarily mean a single parent household), and many other cues that may push them one way or another. So it may not be a decision they are aware of, it may be influenced by environmental stimuli beyond their control, but they are not "born that way" and that essay Illumina posted seems to be trying to push the consequences of that decision off onto something or someone else.

I believe God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. If you don't feel that way, fine, I do. It doesn't make them bad people, and it doesn't mean they should be treated differently. But accepting them doesn't mean condoning the behavior or portaying it as "normal" and desirable.

[ 04-25-2005, 05:10 PM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ]