The Truth about Homophobia/Homosexuality

What causes people to be gay? Is it a mental disorder? Is it a personal choice? Is homophobia even really an issue? Do you think homophobia is even an issue? Whats YOUR stance?

A lot of people claim to not be homophobic, but cringe at the sight of gay PDA. The idea of it isnt too bad for them, but the reality of it- they actually do have a problem with. And then there are some people that have almost no exposure to it, and therefore cant make an educated decision about their stance but claim to be for/against it anyways. In anonymous interviews, heres what the most common responses wer

And for those of you that dont know much about it, heres the do say thats so gay about 500 tim "I dont think being gay is bad, but I ugly truth. About 28% of the gay/lesbian youth population will drop out of high school because "Its kinda gross" of bullying related to them being gay. "On a badness scale of 1-10, being gay would be an 11" 50% of gays/lesbians report that their parents reject them due to their "People should be who they want to be" sexuality "I (gay and straight) they reported that being called In a national survey of youthwouldnt support it" gay or lesbian was the most deeply upsetting form of sexual "People are born that way and cant help it" harassment "There was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" In a class of 30 students, 8 will be directly affected by homosexuality whether it theirs or a family member(s). not bad but its not good" "Its A lot of people like to believe that homosexuality is a mental disorder, when in fact "Theyre not hurting anyone" there is no proven correlation, although rejection can cause a lot of emotional distress. But the reason why they become gay in the first place isnt related to a mental disorder. In fact, the emotional distress can make gays suicidal. The statistics might shock you, 28% of all youth suicides are because someone couldnt live with being rejected (because of their homosexuality) anymore. Obviously admitting their

homosexuality is a big decision that requires weighing the pros and cons pretty

carefully.

So, what causes people to be/become homosexual?

There can be a number of reasons. Some people are born with it. Others have an event in their life that makes them unable to trust the opposite sex. There can be many psychological reasons- aside from mental disorders- why people are/become gay. And then there are others that just think about things differently and dont realize what makes the same sex unavailable. Some people become frustrated with the opposite sex and just give up on it. Some people (transgender) feel more comfortable as the opposite sex and being gay is a way of identification for them. People may be introduced to homosexuality and see its preferable. Some people are lucky enough to be born feeling this way, but what about the others? The people that change. Some people have this idea in their head about what life should be like and its a big shock when they find out that its nothing like they imagined. This can be a very confusing and frustrating time for them. Considering everything youve just read; do you think people should come out of the closet? With all the judgment and discrimination, would you? So if you do think homosexuality is bad, consider this: they get enough harassment from everyone else: they get that not everyone will accept them, but it would be a real shame if you were responsible for a suicide Because it can get to be a life or death scenario. Remember; in a class of 30 students, 8 will be directly affected by homosexuality whether its theirs or a family member(s), that's about

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