ArchivedDutch study shows gay relationships are transitoryAineo, Since I regard homosexuality, as an orientation, to be immutable, I believe it's a valid comparison. Since there is no possibility of me marrying a member of the opposite sex, I am effectively barred from marriage. The real problem is that the basis for that prohibition is religious beliefs that I don't share. Using a badly-designed study to stereotype the group I'm part of, and arguing that we should not be granted the right to marriage because we will "erode" the institution -- as if heterosexuals hadn't done a perfectly good job of that already -- is simply adding insult to injury. Yeah. I didn't even consciously realize that I was gay, I was trying so hard. In retrospect, I was sexually attracted to several members of the same sex, during those five years... but I always managed to convince myself that I didn't feel anything, that I felt something else, or that everyone felt that way sometimes and it didn't mean anything. It doesn't go away for <I>trying.</I> I do not deliberately "direct" my sexual desire toward anyone... but there's only one direction it will go in, and that is true regardless of whether or not I follow. |
🌈Pride🌈 goeth before Destruction
When 🌈Pride🌈 cometh, then cometh Shame