Furor Over Baptist's 'Gay Baby' Article

I guess I never really thought about homosexuality from the perspective of it being a "disorder." But I can't think of anything off the top of my head to argue against it either. I mean, yeah it might be biological, but I'd have a hard time believing it's *natural*, considering you can't reproduce with the same sex.

On a side note, I find it amusing that so many gay people defend themselves by saying "Do you think I *wanted* to be this way?!" and then proceed to get their panties in a twist when a possible remedy is proposed.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Isn't being a midget considered a defect though? An undesirable trait? I haven't been able to come up with a good response for people who view homosexuality the same way.

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I don't think it would be all that hypocritical on the conservative side...following the (admittedly large) assumption that homosexuality is a disorder, I don't know anybody who would *choose* to be blind, crippled, or mentally impaired. The same would apply to relatively benign but inconvenient conditions such as being a midget or albino. So in cases like that, I think the parents can assume that if the child were old enough to have a choice, they would want to have those things corrected. I'm pretty sure the same thing can't be said for abortees.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Normally I would agree with the "not broken" argument, if nature didn't suggest otherwise. You can't really compare homosexuality with other traits such as hair color or race, as those don't have an effect on reproduction. Yes, a lot of homosexuals like the way they are, but that's because they're already homosexual. :P If they had grown up straight, I can't see them wishing they were attracted to the same sex.

Although if for some reason someone actually did prefer to be homosexual, that doesn't necessarily mean it's not a defect. Some people want to be infertile and even go so far as to get hysterectomies/vasectomies, but that doesn't mean infertility is a normal condition.

Also, I'm not sure how a child would have to "live" with his parents' decision. He'd probably never even know about it. How many straight people live with some uncanny feeling that they should have been born homosexual? And even if that were true, but personally I'd rather live with a pre-determined sexual orientation than not live at all. I dunno though, I might be in the minority.

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Originally Posted by beanerd

Well, ever hear of transexuals? They are biologically one sex, but mentally/emotionally they are the other. It's pretty unpleasant, especially if you live somewhere the majority of people would be quite glad to lynch you if they knew (I have a good friend in this situation u.u). Biologically he's straight, but emotionally/mentally she's homosexual.

Well, in that case it's their gender role that they want to change, not their orientation. The sex they're attracted to stays the same. I don't really know of anyone who grew up feeling that they were attracted to the wrong sex.

I was speaking idiomatically.