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Taq
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Message 14 of 77 (704778)
08-16-2013 7:02 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by yenmor
08-16-2013 12:46 AM


My common sense tells me that it is natural for me to be gay but it is not natural for a person to want to amputate a limb or two. But philosophically and morally who am I to tell them there is something wrong with them?
Our moral imperative is to prevent people from hurting themselves because of psychological issues. Amputations brush up against that moral imperative. Being gay does not. You are harming no one, and are in fact improving your life by being involved in relationships that enrich your life.
The other problem you seem to be having is that you are confusing two different usages of the word "natural". There is natural as in how nature operates, and also natural as in how something usually operates to the benefit of the body. Those two are not the same.

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Message 48 of 77 (704917)
08-20-2013 12:52 PM
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08-16-2013 11:52 PM


According to some people who have confronted my partner and I, we are hurting
-our families
-our society by advocating the extinction of the human race
-teenage girls because homosexuality leads to teenage pregnancy
-everyone around us because our relationship grosses them out
-ourselves because we'll never have biological children, get aids, etc.
They are in the wrong. Offending someone's sensibilities is not doing them harm.

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Message 65 of 77 (704953)
08-20-2013 8:09 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by yenmor
08-19-2013 11:53 AM


And there are plenty of people who say there is something seriously wrong with my head for not wanting to be with a woman.
There are many people who are wrong about many things.
At the end of the day, you are the one living your life. There is nothing wrong with listening to the advice of your family and friends, but remember that at the end of the day you are the one who has to live with your choices. What family and friends are supposed to do is accept you for who you are and support you in your journey through life. If your family and friends can not do this, then you need to find new family and friends to get advice from.

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