Comments on: How To Respond To The “Homosexuality Is A Choice” Argument http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/ Blogging about what makes us US, without apology. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:13:19 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: judebennett http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-42 judebennett Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:41:35 +0000 http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-42 <b>Laura</b>: Thanks, love - always be who you know you are, never who they want you to be. Laura: Thanks, love - always be who you know you are, never who they want you to be.

]]> By: Laura http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-41 Laura Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:12:39 +0000 http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-41 Rock on!!!!! You really brightned up my day!! Thanks!!! A bisexual 21 yr old on Long Island, NY Rock on!!!!! You really brightned up my day!! Thanks!!! A bisexual 21 yr old on Long Island, NY

]]> By: violetteb http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-40 violetteb Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:37:29 +0000 http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-40 I'm sorry that Christians have done you wrong. They didn't read the part about how bad it is to chase someone away from Christianity in the Bible which to me is the bigger crime. I’m sorry that Christians have done you wrong. They didn’t read the part about how bad it is to chase someone away from Christianity in the Bible which to me is the bigger crime.

]]> By: judebennett http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-38 judebennett Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:03:35 +0000 http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-38 <b><a href="http://frugalliving.today.com/" rel="nofollow">michaelnolan</a></b>: I get it for the gay thing AND for the godless thing as well. When they project their "I cannot understand how you could choose X, Y, and/or Z..." I cut them off and reply "Well, it isn't about you for starters. But if there's a choice in sexuality, you chose yours as well - from what was your natural inclination. Why would you do that? As to the nature of religion and faith, that is TOTALLY a choice." They never know where to go with that and end up getting mean and nasty, at which point I proclaim victory. If they cannot win an argument on merit because you either have no logistical, reasoned, fact based points to make, they go for the jugular. Once people get hip to that, beautiful things happen - the least of which is rubbing some asshole's nose in his own shit. michaelnolan: I get it for the gay thing AND for the godless thing as well. When they project their “I cannot understand how you could choose X, Y, and/or Z…” I cut them off and reply “Well, it isn’t about you for starters. But if there’s a choice in sexuality, you chose yours as well - from what was your natural inclination. Why would you do that? As to the nature of religion and faith, that is TOTALLY a choice.”

They never know where to go with that and end up getting mean and nasty, at which point I proclaim victory. If they cannot win an argument on merit because you either have no logistical, reasoned, fact based points to make, they go for the jugular. Once people get hip to that, beautiful things happen - the least of which is rubbing some asshole’s nose in his own shit.

]]> By: michaelnolan http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-36 michaelnolan Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:53:04 +0000 http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-36 I seem to always have this conversation with people around me who are otherwise quite accepting and even loving but can't fathom why anyone would choose such a lifestyle. I have to explain that I neither chose this, nor is it my lifestyle, any more than being straight is their lifestyle. It is a part of our lives, not our lifestyles. I seem to always have this conversation with people around me who are otherwise quite accepting and even loving but can’t fathom why anyone would choose such a lifestyle.

I have to explain that I neither chose this, nor is it my lifestyle, any more than being straight is their lifestyle.

It is a part of our lives, not our lifestyles.

]]> By: keyster94 http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-34 keyster94 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:00:01 +0000 http://gaylesbianbitrans.today.com/2008/07/17/how-to-respond-to-the-homosexuality-is-a-choice-argument/#comment-34 Rock on, from a straight chick in Chicago! I had a similar argument with my step-dad the other day. He pretty open and has been cool with my gay/lesbian friends, but he had the bizarre idea that it was a choice....good for you for getting the facts to argue back! ~Kelly http://30somethingandsearching.today.com/ Rock on, from a straight chick in Chicago! I had a similar argument with my step-dad the other day. He pretty open and has been cool with my gay/lesbian friends, but he had the bizarre idea that it was a choice….good for you for getting the facts to argue back!

~Kelly
http://30somethingandsearching.today.com/

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