Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Tortoise did not belittle anyone, and neither did he say anything bad about anyone. He posted his opinion. I respect that. As for his reasoning, I have some guesses as to what it is. There are many religious reasons in multiple religions. Plus he could be going from a biological standpoint. Whatever his reasons are I would prefer you not call him wrong or be sarcastic about it simply because you disagree with him. He is not doing the same to you. As for anybody asking for my opinion, I think gay marriage should be legal.
"Nothing wrong with being gay" "There's something wrong with being gay" Hey, newsflash, why are y'all gay supportive people being close minded and belittling our opinions about being gay? We respect yours and don't make any rude comments, why be rude to us? Smh
We're not going out of our way to offend gay people it's an insult there's not much thought put in it
I don't know about you people, but I feel as though this thread is getting heated and because of that, we should either 1 or 2 1.) Lock the thread 2.) Everyone calm down
I agree that everyone has different viewpoints on this subject. However, if you're being called gay and the person is trying to insult you, it's the same as any insult. It's not necessarily the wording, it's the message that they're trying to get across. There's always going to be bullies, especially when it's on the Internet and you don't personally know the person. All I can suggest is for you to remind yourself that they don't know you better than you know yourself, so therefore their opinion is ultimately invalid.
Not a single insult has been thrown... ^This, 100% agreed. Anyway, I fully support gay rights and appreciate gay people. However, I do have my own opinions which I guess you could consider offensive. I consider someone who is "gay" and someone who is a "f*****" 2 completely different things. Gay meaning someone who is just a normal guy/girl who likes their own sex. I love gay people. I consider a "f*****" someone who is a guy/girl who likes their own sex, but goes out of their way to act like the opposite sex. Ex. A gay man who acts very feminine. I generally don't like "faggots" because It annoys me that they must act like a female. I applaud gay people who just act like normal straight people. Disclaimer: I only used the word f***** due to the lack of a suitable word. I guess I could've used flamboyant but its pretty subjective, so I'd rather use an existing word with my own definition. Either way, I'm still going to joke with my friends and call them gay/faggots/queers, If you're gay it shouldn't offend you. Be proud of who you are
can i be u Nothing is happening...? Just because we're talking doesn't mean the thread should be locked ._> mhm I personally don't use 'gay' as an insult simply because it's not insulting. It's like calling someone 'black' - you just are. It shouldn't be offensive, and if it is, then you've obviously got some problems you need to work out with yourself.
I've been mocked in the past for my open support of LGBT+ rights. Not here, since most people are chill and I avoid the ones that aren't. But it does happen. I just laugh.
It's so sad that society looks down on people who don't support homosexuality like it's unacceptable to take a moral stand against it. Yeah, I think it's wrong that a Man would have affection to another Man. This is just what I've grown up on. This is what I've been taught. If someone is homosexual I'm not going to turn my back on them just because of their orientation. People started asking this question at school, "What would you do if your son told you he was gay?" I'm not going to abandon my son, I'll support him all the way. Yeah I'll be disappointed but if he's happy, let him be. I'll support homosexuality but I won't encourage it. "'If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads" -Leviticus 20:13 This is what I think. This is what I personally believe. I know people are going to disagree and I honestly regret posting that comment because I should have known that people were going to step on my toes with this topic. I'm sorry that I believe that the bible opposes homosexuality. I'm sorry that I was raised with a mother that told me how inappropriate wrong it was. To sum it up; I think homosexuality is wrong. What I mean by that is, the literal sense of a male or female have strong feelings toward the same sex is wrong. But if it makes people feel more comfortable and happy, I have nothing against gay people. I'm confused at how they have those feelings. But I support them.
I just prefer to approach things from less of a biblical point of view and more of a scientific point of view. Animals in the wild actually do experience homosexuality, and it helps to limit populations since homosexuals cannot (or rather, will not) procreate. Gay couples adopting children from heterosexual couples that can't support them benefits everyone. You can believe what you want to believe, but I think that looking at trends and tendencies as well as actually examining what makes someone homosexual mentally is more conducive than reading a line in a book and taking it as fact.
I actually have read about this but didn't know if it was just a hypothesis. I know getting religion involved never goes well especially with a controversial topic like this. I'm mainly stating what I think of homosexuality on a personal level.
To Christians it is more than just a line in a book. Also it is not fact because the definition of fact is something that can be proven or disproven. Rather it is a basic assumption of life.
People can be whatever sexually they want, it shouldn't bother anyone else. There are gay pride parades, but why aren't there straight pride parades?
Probably because nobody is ever discriminated against for being straight. Don't know why, though. (If they're both considered normal)
