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Originally posted by shelven
You don't necessarily need to care from a micro perspective, but it's a bigger deal than you're making it out to be from a macro perspective. She's perpetuating the belief that having sexual and romantic relationships with the same gender is a "lifestyle", and that undeniably lessens the importance of making sure it's protected. If people just think it's a way you choose to live your life, it's not as big of a deal for it to be accepted as opposed to if it's an unchangeable, non-chosen human instinct.
And you keep insisting that there's this clear division between being gay and choosing to be in gay relationships. I'd argue that those are basically the same thing given that the pursuance of sexual and romantic partners is an extremely basic human drive. As jonasha said, it's rooted in biology and therefore equating it to any other "lifestyle" choice is an incorrect oversimplification.
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From a religious standpoint, I understand my religion and many others state that having a homosexual identity (via biological tendencies) is not sinful and that it serves as a test for God. It's what actions that are accounted for, and by acting on them via making the lifestyle choice of acting upon those tendencies are what counts as sins. Thus, I agree with the demarcation between homosexual identity and homosexual lifestyle.
I get that it is cruel and unhappy to suppress this part of your identity, but I like to believe some of these people love their religion and God much more than their personal wishes.
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Originally posted by jonasha
Okay, no one is causing LaPorsha harm by not supporting her or criticizing her remarks but she definitely did not take the time to understand how gay people live their life, which is not a set lifestyle. To deny someone the right to romance with someone they love (with consent on both sides) is a huge disservice to life's foundations.
I have never condemned or "disagree" with LaPorsha's romantic choices, so why should she?
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LOL. She's not denying anybody's right to romance with anyone.