On Gays

"In more than 70 countries, same sex relationships are illegal. In 9 countries, the penalty is death."

- 50 Facts That Should Change The World, Jessica Williams

Have always wondered whether gays are gays by Nature or nurture.. Which I think for me is a big deal because as a Christian I'm supposed to believe that being  gay is a sin (As it is, I don't have any opinion on it now and am still researching further) Well, if the tendency to be gay is innate, inborn in some humans and then the creator of those humans declare that THEY are wrong... that's a pretty screwed-up system.. That said, some gay Christians believe that being gay AND struggling against their tendencies is a worthy enough calling. (Might not seem to make sense, but maybe it's kinda the same way that normal guys don't just go and touch every girl they find attractive and this very self control, against something which is a natural, inborn tendency, makes them nobler members of society. )

Coming across the article by Jessica Williams, though, made me think. If you can find gays in Iran, in countries where it really is not just frowned upon but viewed as despicable.. then maybe it is Nature after all.. because the society itself does not nurture people to be gay, and if anything, it discourages it - with a  death penalty, no less - and you can still find gays.. Well... Who'd wanna be gay for the heck of it, for experimentation, for fun etc if one gets punished so much by it? So the logical conclusion is that gay people, at least some, don't have a choice regarding their sexual orientation.

Oh well. I wonder. Through all the "researching" I've done, there are actually quite a lot of stands regarding this amongst Christian communities. Some argue that the Bible does not actually say homosexuality is wrong, but was interpreted that way. Some are sure that homosexuality is a sin. Some separates homosexual acts of immorality and homosexuals faithful to one partner just like in a marriage....

Oh well....

"It's better to be black than gay because when you're black you don't have to tell your mother."

- Charles Peirce

"Why is it that as a society, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?"

- Ernest Gaines