Homo queery

Sorry for my horrible puns but I couldn't help myself. With National Coming Out day and all the recent deaths surrounding sexuality, I wanted to rant a bit about homosexuality and bisexuality. I'll save transgender for another day due to it's complicated nature. It actually just so happens I had a discussion about the nature of sexual orientation, the why's and how's of it, with a friend. His beliefs were that homosexuality was a choice either conscious or subconscious. The only choice I believe that homosexuals make is whether or not to act on the feelings they have. They can always just bury those feelings deep inside and pretend they don't exist, or they can be themselves and pursue love as they are meant to. To say that someone chooses this kind of life is to simplify a very complicated matter: love. We choose who we are meant to love, but, at the same time, more goes into it. It might be in our genes, it might be chemical, or it might be that love is so intense and so intricate that the combination of reasons are almost endless. Why do people let stupidity take hold and cause other people pain by being prejudice? There should be no tolerance, there should be acceptance about something that makes each one of us unique and is absolutely beautiful. Just like there are some people who try to be straight and realize it's like kissing their siblings or family, I've met some people who would love to be gay... but they just can't. It's not like they didn't choose to, but it's like kissing family. There's a key component missing that some people just don't have.

    

 I was also asked how homosexuality is helpful to the survival of our species. Honestly, I have no clue. I do know that homosexuality and bisexuality are evident in other species besides ours but as for the purpose... that's an excellent question. For me though, I'm of the "who cares?" variety. It is an excellent idea to be well versed in possible theories in case a question like this comes up in conversations. Not to mention proving that sexuality is a genetic trait might be helpful but could also lend to credence to those who believe homosexuality is a disease. I just wish that society would just stop hating everyone and start loving everyone like all these religions preach about. It's like that scene in Half Baked, "fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, fuck you" Sin is such an ugly word that make people act like barbarians that there are a number of deaths resulting from religious fervor. You must die because you are different. How terrible a person you must be if you can justify taking someone's life and hating someone due to their sexual orientation. It wasn't too long ago that we felt the same way about people of different races, and now there's a similar feeling towards those with a different sexual orientation as us. Since it's not entirely evident certain prejudice application can't take place like segregated bathrooms and transportation systems, but not being able to marry or being fired just because the person you love is the same gender as you is segregation too. 

The point is that sexuality is not a disease, is not a complete choice and that people need to get off their high horse and start acting like decent people. Maybe when we learn to be loving and supportive of others will our eyes open to all the good  things that this world has to offer.