This letter is in response to the articles concerning the California Supreme Court ruling to overturn the gay marriage ban. Although I am a heterosexual male, I would like to comment on this so-called “controversial” issue.
According to societal standards, a homosexual person is one who is sexually attracted to others of the same sex. Except for a genetic variation of nature, they are virtually identical to their heterosexual counterparts. They feel the very same kind of attraction to the same sex that heterosexuals feel toward the opposite sex. Now, granted, there are those people who freely choose this behavior as a form of “lifestyle,” but that accounts for a very small population of homosexuals.
Some would argue that the Bible condemns homosexuality, but I believe (through the persistence of science) this behavior will be proven to result from natural genetic variation. Homosexual people are entitled to engage in sexual behavior consistent with their genetic makeup so long as it is between consenting adults. To deny them this right would be the same as denying heterosexuals their right to consensual sex. Some would argue that sexuality is strictly for the purpose of reproduction, and yet the animal kingdom has many variations of species that also cannot reproduce. Human beings are sexual beings as was intended by their creator and to suggest that a genetic variation of nature somehow makes homosexuals less human is indeed an inhuman concept.
Joe Bialek
Cleveland, Ohio
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