My Head Hurts.

I think I've stated in previous posts where I stand on homosexuality, but I thought I'd take some time to try and hammer out some points.

From a purely biological directive we are programmed and even physically built to procreate. I don't think there's any argument there. Fundamentally we have to view homosexuality as contradictory to the evolution of the species. In a black and white scenario, if we were all straight the world would continue onward. If we were all gay, the human race would see drastic drops in population and only artificial means of insemination would continue the species. From that angle being gay may be natural, but it hardly seems productive.

Enter love. Love seems to be the biggest argument in favour of homosexuality. It's stated that if you love someone, same sex or not you can't help it. Love is love. From that standpoint we have to view love as a directive somewhat separate from our design to procreate. While love, it seems is fundamental in long term homosexual relationships, it hardly seems to be the case in heterosexual relationships. Straight people get stuck together for all variety of reasons, often involving someone getting knocked up. So we can either look at love as a potentially deviant expression of human behaviour, potentially seeking to eradicate our species or it lends strength to the argument for homosexuality. Again, in a black and white scenario.

Now some animals species are recorded as having occasional homosexual couplings. This would seem to fly in the face of love as we understand it. Love is a human construct, a word tied to a feeling which would otherwise be neigh inexplicable. Animals tend to function on instinct. To them love is more instinctual and a primal directive to protect your children or home. While some species of animals are monogamous, this doesn't necessarily point to love from a human standpoint. Often times human love is fraught with inconsistencies.

Personally I feel that homosexuality is a widely accepted mental disorder. Now those may sound like strong words, and I don't mean to imply that they're wrong in their beliefs or feelings, or that it can be cured with pills. I'm just saying that there's a component to being gay and being human that doesn't quite mesh. We all have tiny neuroses, the greater of which can be declared as obsessive-compulsive, anxiety, depression, etc. While these are generally diagnosable, not all of them are treatable with medication. They can be curbed sometimes, but not always. We accept these people in our societies and they can lead successful lives without anyone really knowing anything's off. Homosexuality, it seems is the one "mental illness" which requires parades, special clubs, TV shows and all sorts of attention. Usually when people are waking down the street for mental illness awareness it's a charity walk and they're raising money, not eyebrows.

Now for people who read this who don't know me all that well I have to say that if I found out one of my friends was gay I'd be absolutely okay with that. In the same way I know they're okay with my various medical quirks. It's fine by me if you want to be gay, or make out with your significant other in front of me. Doesn't offend me at all. I just want people to be able to recognize the underlying possibilities for what's going on. To say that being gay is just the way you're born and it's natural seems to fly in the face of a lot of other sexuality-related issues that can arise at birth. Those born with hermaphroditism would hardly call their situation normal. While mentally they may be normal, normal is such a weak term to use that hardly anyone can be held to it.

I guess I didn't really have a point in this post, just wanted to get all of that in writing in one place.