[Drury18]

Originally Posted by photon

Humans are social animals, we need family, we need friends. If you are overexercised by society as a whole, you either suffer in psychological agony or you are a sociopath.

We're fortunate now that if someone is gay and does get rejected by their family and friends that there are many people elsewhere in society that they can connect with and be able to fit in socially.. but that's not always been the case, if efforts to enforce equality hadn't been made it could still be a case where the only option for a homosexual was hide it, live it and be rejected by society (often violently), or kill themselves.

Okay, so I guess being gay means you won't have any friends or family then. Alright then. Because you can't survive on one good family member or one good friend? You don't need a LARGE group of people to accept you and support you. You just need one.

That's exactly what it was like, and can still feel like for some. Abandoning all your friends and family might seem like an easy and cavalier thing for you, but it's not for everyone.

No, some people don't have the balls to do what they need to in order to live their life. I accept this. I don't understand it, but I accept it. And feel sorry for them.

You really should explore some of the experiences of people who have lived through being homosexual.

I'm not even sure where to begin on this one.

Experience it moreso then actually living this lifestyle or from the side of those who *think* they know what its about to be one? Clarify that one for me!

Sure, except that society as a whole would still accept your marriage.. you can find new friends, find surrogate family.

Some people are advocating that homosexuals can't even be allowed to get married, and finding new friends and surrogate family used to be almost impossible.. even now it's still difficult because you still have to deal with a non-trivial portion of society that believes you are disease ridden pedophiles luring children into the homosexual lifestyle... and that's if you are fortunate enough to live in a country that isn't trying to outright kill you for being gay.

Okay, so to back up here. It's human to be a social animal and need family and friends, but only acceptable if your straight. If you're straight and lose your family and friends because of a heterosexual relationship that isn't accepted that's okay. You'll find a surrogate family and friends and your life will be just as fine. You don't really need that real family.

But if you're gay and lose your family and friends because of your gay choices, well that's much worse.

I'd like to know when that "non-trivial" portion of society is going to start protesting against the copious amounts of straight people that are disease ridden from sleeping with numerous sex partners they don't know the first names of and commit much worse atrocities on society. I have gay friends, and their partner count is much lower then all of my straight friends. Not all homosexuals sleep with everything that moves.

Lol whut? I didn't choose to be born in Canada and I didn't chose to be attracted to women. At what age did you choose to be attracted to females?

When I was 17. Before that it was actually only to men because that's all I felt attraction too. Probably should point out at this time I am a girl.

You could choose to be a homosexual? REALLY? You're just as attracted to the same sex as you are to the opposite sex?

I have chosen to be bisexual because yes, while I was born and raised that the only relationships acceptable were those between men and women, I chose to disregard all of that when I was younger and explore relationships with women because I can't understand the hang up about why it matters whether its someone of the opposite sex or same sex when it comes to love. If you love someone, be with them.

And yes, I am attracted to both sexes equally. Although I'm sure someone here will make the comment I only do it for attention and everything else that goes along in the stigma of being bi.