[Chancellor]

Quote by: samuel Hi everyone. Sorry for chiming in so late in the discussion. I'm new to this forum (in fact, this is my first post), so please forgive me any stylistic errors that I may have committed. The animal kingdom is full of homosexuality. For some reason this is not known to the educated public, but zoologists have been aware of it for centuries. More than 400 species have been noted to engage in homosexual activities. I could dig up references if I wanted to, but you should be fine with a simple Google search if you don't believe me. As for homosexuality being a lifestyle, one that you're afraid your children might opt for if you told them it was OK rather than morally wrong, I suggest you start following the ongoing scientific discussion of the causes of homosexuality. Though there is still controversy surrounding the matter, it appears as if homosexuality has a genetic component, and it's pretty well established that it has a biological substratum. However, even if it were to be discovered that homosexuality was primarily a result of environmental factors, that it is somehow "chosen" will probably remain a very simplistic take on the matter. Finally, the population problems we might face in the future are in all likelihood enormous, but they have little to do with gays. Substantially prolonged aging, improved treatment of diseases, reduced risks of infant deaths and miscarriages, and other factors, are likely to make population increase dramatically in all industrialized nations during the coming century. The human species dying out because of people "choosing" to be homosexual should be the least of your concerns. In fact, it should be a reason to welcome homosexuals, if you can find none better.

It still doesn't make it natural or normal. It is an abberration and should be treated as such. Further, I find your comparison of humans to mere animals to be offensive: we humans are NOT animals: we are superior to animals! Further, in humans the BEHAVIOR is chosen (though the underlying unnatural attraction is caused).