'Homophobia' Is Not the Problem

Okay, here we go:

If the Christian Right and all vestiges of "homophobia" were to disappear by magic, homosexual behavior still would be problematic.

Or so you say. However, it would have a distinct advantage over our current condition: we wouldn't have to put up with your sanctimonious shit anymore.

It would still be a sin, and the homosexually inclined person's spiritual problems would persist, no matter what society said.

Okay... If I have spiritual problems, then they are mine to deal with as I see fit. So, go away and mind your own fucking business.

The behavior is a sin not because we say it is, but because the Bible says so.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... thump it a little harder please, and pick up the beat while you're at it. Face it: your bible was written by men who claim to have been "inspired" by God. If they lived today and made such claims, they'd likely find themselves under observation at a psychiatric facility.

Whatever the damage done by "homophobia", the damage done to society by the homosexual movement is considerable. Among other things, it has accelerated Western civilization's falling away from faith in God, as timeless truths are reduced to cultural relativism.

Oh, puh-lease... The GLBT community wants equal rights under the law. Equality. You know, like it says in the Declaration of Independence: "All men are created equal." If that somehow shakes or diminishes your faith in your God, then that's your problem.

Homosexuals' medical problems would still be there, no matter what society said.

I assume you refer to AIDS. Yes, this disease is a problem, and it's not going away any time soon. What you fail to acknowledge is that this is not a gay disease. This plague threatened humanity long before the first gay man was ever infected. Moreover, the GLBT community did far more during the initial stages of this epidemic to stem the tide in this country then our medical community or government even considered.

Societal affirmation of this behavior is widening the health crisis, as evidenced by the rise in drug-resistant STDs.

No! Your naivete and absurd insistence on abstinence-based sex education is what has exacerbated the health crises that we face today. You stand around pontificating; you extol the virtues of purity and virginity, while thirteen-year-old kids are engaging in "oral" in the back of movie theaters. At that age, they think they're indestructible. You can't seem to control their behavior, yet you adamantly refuse to give them the means of protecting themselves.

Moreover, your conclusion is asinine. Drug resistant bacterial and viral strains have become prevalent because:

1. People demand a quick-fix -- if they have a problem, they want a pill to cure it right now, be it the common cold or erectile dysfuction.
2. Doctors have become business men -- they want to satisfy their customers, and more often than not that means writing a prescription.
3. Drug manufacturers are companies -- they make money by discovering new drugs and pushing them as hard as they can.

If affirming problematic behavior does not encourage more people to indulge in it, then there would be no reason to ban cigarette advertising.

Whoa, Mr. Marlboro Man... Let's get the story straight. (no pun intended)

Smoking cigarettes is a choice, and whether you believe it or not, being gay is NOT. Banning cigarette advertising prevents tobacco companies from trying to convince people to engage in an activity that will kill them. Now, despite your fears to the contrary, granting equal rights to the GLBT community will NOT convince any otherwise heterosexual person to suddenly become gay. It just isn't going to fucking happen.

In today's society, homophobia is not the only problem, but it IS A PROBLEM, and it's assholes like you, Lee Duigon, that perpetuate these attitudes of hatred and bigotry.


tags: homosexuality, homosexual, gay, homophobia