I hate to be gushy, because gushy isn't really my way. But I love the way you write. (I feel like a little Steph 'fangirl'.)
There's a difference between normal and common, or the "norm". Homosexuality is certainly not common - it presents in only a small percentage of the population - in much the same way that left-handedness, blue eyes, or red hair are not common. But, they are all perfectly normal, standard deviations from the norm.
This is very thought provoking. (And, goodness knows, I try not to think too often. It gives me wrinkles on my forehead. Darn you, Steph.) I'd never thought about homosexuality in these terms before, but it comes across so true and so honest. I'm old enough to remember elementary school teachers trying to force my brother to write with his right hand.
I didn't choose to be gay...I'm conflicted here. Not on whether or not you choose to be gay, but on whether this should even be an issue. Heterosexuals 'choose' to make some horrid marriage decisions. Women (and men) choose to marry people who
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Didn't mean to make you think. :) Thanks for the praise, though!
That paragraph came across kind of babblish. I don't believe homosexuality is a choice. I just don't think that proving that it's not should be the basis for how we decide who gets what rights and privileges.
I get what you're saying, and of course I agree. But, I do understand how some people get caught up in the whole "morality" thing. We're a puritan bunch, we Americans. Wrap that up in some good old fashioned fire and brimstone, and you're left with people who don't know why they fear, they simply do.
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There's a difference between normal and common, or the "norm". Homosexuality is certainly not common - it presents in only a small percentage of the population - in much the same way that left-handedness, blue eyes, or red hair are not common. But, they are all perfectly normal, standard deviations from the norm.
This is very thought provoking. (And, goodness knows, I try not to think too often. It gives me wrinkles on my forehead. Darn you, Steph.) I'd never thought about homosexuality in these terms before, but it comes across so true and so honest. I'm old enough to remember elementary school teachers trying to force my brother to write with his right hand.
I didn't choose to be gay...I'm conflicted here. Not on whether or not you choose to be gay, but on whether this should even be an issue. Heterosexuals 'choose' to make some horrid marriage decisions. Women (and men) choose to marry people who ( ... )
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That paragraph came across kind of babblish. I don't believe homosexuality is a choice. I just don't think that proving that it's not should be the basis for how we decide who gets what rights and privileges.
I get what you're saying, and of course I agree. But, I do understand how some people get caught up in the whole "morality" thing. We're a puritan bunch, we Americans. Wrap that up in some good old fashioned fire and brimstone, and you're left with people who don't know why they fear, they simply do.
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