Response to Jillian Covey: Darwin

Jillian asked, How do you feel about homosexuality and how do you defend your stance when questioned?

I was so excited when this question was posed. I myself am a bisexual, and therefore I am all for homosexuality. There are two reasons I could give to explain this. However, one of them is a little less formal and more risqué…so…if you aren’t into that, skip over reading that particular explanation and just read the formal one.

FORMAL EXPLANATION

There are two main entities that decided a long time ago that homosexuality is bad. The first is religion. The second is Darwinism.

Religion preaches that marriage is between a man and a woman. I believe that is silly, but even so why does that mean that two men or two women can’t just enjoy each other sexually or in a relationship? Well, religious people might say that the purpose of sex is to populate the earth, which gay people cannot accomplish, and therefore they shouldn’t have sex. To that, I say that plenty of religious people use birth control when they have sex, which is the exact same thing.

As for being in a gay relationship, most religions just claim that it is “unnatural,” which we know isn’t true because of our talk in class about how if something can be done, it is natural. Love is a feeling, and religion shouldn’t dictate what you’re feeling. Do you turn to God to tell you when you can be sad, and about what? No. You shouldn’t turn to God to tell you when and who you should love, either.

NOT-SO-FORMAL EXPLANATION

As a bisexual, I like both guys and girls, and I think that it’s totally healthy and more people should follow suit. There are just certain things that guys lack physically (boobs) and mentally/emotionally (they have a harder time understanding feelings, enjoy doing different things for fun, etc.).

Likewise, there are certain things that girls lack physically (penises) and mentally/emotionally (they tend to have more drama in their lives, tend to require more money, etc.). Since each sex has so much to offer, I feel like restricting yourself to a certain sex would prevent you from having a full sexual or romantic experience.

QUESTION

Do you think there will be a time when religions can accept homosexuality and treat gays equally?