Sentenced to jail

RFI - Thursday January 8th, 2009

I’m a child of the modern West. Some may even call me morally disturbed and my je m’en foutisme about the classic society standards can be found very shocking. But that is just who I am and for those who don’t like it, too bad…

Let me start the shocking entry by saying that homosexuality is absolutely no world shocking event. More so, I consider it just as normal as a straight relationship. I do not see why it would be rated less or have less chance to succeed. Some even claim that different sex relationships are the only ones that bring real happiness.

What are the reasons why some people act so homophobic? Well from my own experiences, there are a few obvious excuses.

The first I’ve heard was that it was gross. They find the idea of two men/women making love dirty and disturbing. But many men who say they would kill the gay guy if one ever seduces them, are often the same ones who drool over female on female action. Or the ones that say the ass is exit only are the ones to beg for some back door action. Let’s call the first argument hypocrisy.

Second one must be the society excuse. The society is made for a man and a woman to live together and not two men/women. Guess what, society is changing in every possible way and the change has been going on for many decades already. Back in the old times people married for the sake of property. Later they married for love and there were even interracial marriages. Society changes stop holding onto the past like it is holy.

Many countries have probated homosexuality by law. Too bad the human rights often stay just a piece of paper. Not only in the African continent or Islamic countries, but also in the self-proclaimed most powerful country in the world, the United States of America. Take the State California that voted in favor of proposition 8 that banned same sex weddings.

Another argument is that sex is for reproduction purposes only and that same sex couples will not be able have children in a natural way so it should not be allowed. So how about the women taking birth control?

The most convincing excuse so far is religion. Now this is the only thing all religions agree on: homosexuality is a threat. What I don’t get is this: religion is all about peace, happiness and caring about each other, or so I have been told since I am a non-believer. Then how can something that preaches about those things deny happiness to a category of human beings just because their love is not approved by a book? Yes, a book because that is still what the Bible or Quran is. It is a book of stories written by people for people.

So whatever your excuse may be, do not deny people their shot at love!