Homosexuals and their part in society
There are 4 types of sexual orientation: heterosexual (when a person is sexually attracted only to members of the opposite gender), homosexual (when a person is sexually attracted only to members of the same gender), asexual (when a person has feelings of sexual attraction to neither gender), bisexual (when a person is attracted (perhaps to different degrees) to both genders). Only heterosexual orientation is considered normal. There are two opposite points of view on homosexuality. The church teaches that homosexuality is a chosen lifestyle, something that people do, and is abnormal, changeable, unnatural and inherently sinful: "...change is possible. No one is born gay. It's a perverted choice one makes. Why would God make anyone homosexual then bar them admittance into the Kingdom of Heaven?" (From the "Christians No Longer Gay Living for God" web site.) It opposes legislation that extends equal treatment and protection to gays and lesbians. Almost all gays, lesbians, religious liberals, mental health professionals, and human sexuality researchers teach that homosexuality is an non-chosen orientation, something that people are; it is fixed, and it is normal and natural for a minority of individuals: "If you're gay or a le
Laying out my life before me,fearing the unknown... Homosexuals usually can't marry each other officially. Gay and lesbian couples throughout the U.S. and Canada are not allowed to marry. However Vermont now allows same-sex couples to enter into civil unions. This will bring them all of the state benefits of marriage, but none of the 1,049 federal rights, benefits and privileges that are given to usual married couples. Also some provinces in Canada allow same-sex couples to register as domestic partnerships and obtain many of the benefits of marriage. When they've found the one and only
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