1st April 2003, 11:35 AM
how can anyone say that homosexuality is bad for society? looking back through history, you come upon the roman empire, one of the most successful civilizations of all time, lasting thousands of years and covering almost all of europe, and yet, more often than not the men were having sex with other men. it was socially accepted then as something that was OK to do.
further back, it has been chronicled that the greeks also engaged in homosexual activities in all city states except sparta (not to say that it didn't occur there, there's just no documentation stating that it occured). and some armies were known for their being gay...i don't remember the exact name of one of them it was "...somethings...band of lovers." and look what the ancient greeks contributed to the world. they gave us all kinds of architecture, sculpture, technology. all while maintaining a homosexual friendly civilization.
michelangelo was an extremely pious artist in renaissance florence. he was also gay. he's created some of the finest sculpture and paintings *cough*sistine chapel*cough* all while being gay. it's also said that he was "very close friends" with many a pope. take that as you will, i suppose, but i always looked at it as him being lovers with them. and if homosexuality is evil, then those popes must also be evil, which allows evil into the church, which falsifies christs word when he said "evil shall never enter my church" (or something to that effect), which falsifies christianity as a whole...and we can't have that...
anyway, on a personal note, i worked at a restaurant for 2 years where a majority of the staff was gay. and really, they were some of the funniest, coolest, most fun to be around guys i've ever met. i really think that people who hate gays would change their tune if they'd just meet some of them with an open mind. they're great people. also, through talking with them, and trying to find out how they knew they were gay, they said it was just something you become aware of...it's not like you just wake up one day and say "you know what! i'm gonna be gay!" so that sort of discredits the choice thing, but does not discredit biology or upbringing.
furthermore, HIV would still be an epidemic without homosexuality. i hardly think that the condition in haiti, a place so catholic that they won't use condoms, is the result of male on male sex. it's because they aren't using condoms. and really, i think that's the reason why gays have this whole aids infectected stigma. gay people don't need to worry about pregnancy, so i think they are less likely to use condoms as a result. couple that with the fact that it's easier to transmit HIV throgh anal sex, and from a male (semen has the 2nd highest concentration of the virus in an infected person after the blood).
anyway, i feel that hating gays is just as wrong as hating blacks, or jews, or any other group of people. it's nazi mentality and it's stupid. i'm not saying you have to agree with them, or what their doing, or go out and join in the parades. but i don't think it's ok to judge them.
further back, it has been chronicled that the greeks also engaged in homosexual activities in all city states except sparta (not to say that it didn't occur there, there's just no documentation stating that it occured). and some armies were known for their being gay...i don't remember the exact name of one of them it was "...somethings...band of lovers." and look what the ancient greeks contributed to the world. they gave us all kinds of architecture, sculpture, technology. all while maintaining a homosexual friendly civilization.
michelangelo was an extremely pious artist in renaissance florence. he was also gay. he's created some of the finest sculpture and paintings *cough*sistine chapel*cough* all while being gay. it's also said that he was "very close friends" with many a pope. take that as you will, i suppose, but i always looked at it as him being lovers with them. and if homosexuality is evil, then those popes must also be evil, which allows evil into the church, which falsifies christs word when he said "evil shall never enter my church" (or something to that effect), which falsifies christianity as a whole...and we can't have that...
anyway, on a personal note, i worked at a restaurant for 2 years where a majority of the staff was gay. and really, they were some of the funniest, coolest, most fun to be around guys i've ever met. i really think that people who hate gays would change their tune if they'd just meet some of them with an open mind. they're great people. also, through talking with them, and trying to find out how they knew they were gay, they said it was just something you become aware of...it's not like you just wake up one day and say "you know what! i'm gonna be gay!" so that sort of discredits the choice thing, but does not discredit biology or upbringing.
furthermore, HIV would still be an epidemic without homosexuality. i hardly think that the condition in haiti, a place so catholic that they won't use condoms, is the result of male on male sex. it's because they aren't using condoms. and really, i think that's the reason why gays have this whole aids infectected stigma. gay people don't need to worry about pregnancy, so i think they are less likely to use condoms as a result. couple that with the fact that it's easier to transmit HIV throgh anal sex, and from a male (semen has the 2nd highest concentration of the virus in an infected person after the blood).
anyway, i feel that hating gays is just as wrong as hating blacks, or jews, or any other group of people. it's nazi mentality and it's stupid. i'm not saying you have to agree with them, or what their doing, or go out and join in the parades. but i don't think it's ok to judge them.
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