Unleashed This is a choice Homosexuality is not

Unleashed: This is a choice. Homosexuality is not.

Yes, I am copying Rosalie (xxrccola) in the rant department. So, here we go:

How this rant came about was when I was surfing the Internet and came across an article about a high school senior who's suing her high school because they won't let her (she's a lesbian) wear a tux to prom, and she won't wear a dress because she doesn't feel comfortable wearing one.
The comments of the article included a lot of "she chose to be gay", and that led to this rant.

My mom (who does support same sex marriage) would frequently say when I was younger, "You can't help who you like." But this phrase got repeated when a friend of mine (who doesn't) started liking this rude, arrogant jerk, she said "You can't help who you like."

So, if you don't have control over who you're attracted to, then why is being gay a choice?
No one just wakes up one day and says "I think I like girls/boys today." and if they do, then they're stupid. There have been plenty of times when I've come home with guy troubles, and announced to my mom "I'm a lesbian." and she'd say "I don't think it works that way."

Now I am of course all for choices. But homosexuality, even heterosexuality, is not one.
Do we choose what sex we are? And don't bring transgender/transexual into this. They don't get to choose either. They feel they are a boy trapped in a girl's body, or a girl trapped in a boy's body. Doesn't sound like a choice to me.

If you think homosexuality is a choice, then when you find yourself attracted to the most disgusting person of the opposite sex, you tell yourself that is just your choice.

And is it really hurting your morality that someone else is gay? They're not forcing you to be gay. They're not telling you that you need to marry the same gender. They're not forcing you to wear a dress or tux. They're not even inviting you to their wedding. They're just being their damn selves. Get over it.

The shirt you are wearing today is a choice.
The street you drove on your way to work/school today is a choice.
The gender you are attracted to is not a choice.

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Comments (9)

	AVADA KEDAVRA: 04/06/2009 9:29 AM WOO, YOU DID IT! I agree 100% with this rant. People these days are so full bullshit, to be honest. After reading this, I searched yahoo answers for a "Is gay a choice?" question. What's funny is that most of the people calling it a choice are Christians. People see the way homosexuals are treated everyday. Do you really think they'd WANT to be gay when all they'll recieve is abuse? Nobody can help who they're attracted to, it's just a natural thing in life.
	Bye Bye Blackbird: 04/06/2009 3:32 PM YOU ROCK! :D I don't understand why people can't mind their own business. Someone else's personal life is not a cry to be "saved."
	no, not like rosalie hale.: 04/07/2009 9:36 AM snaps you go girl!
	The Absent-Minded Professor.: 04/09/2009 2:03 PM This is a very good point, considering that many people think that homosexuality might be a genetic trait. xxmjscenexx said: Do you really think they'd WANT to be gay when all they'll recieve is abuse?Nobody can help who they're attracted to, it's just a natural thing in life. This is also a very good point as well. :)
	Miss Geeee-oooorrgggiiaa: 04/17/2009 4:03 PM so true, i have heard people say to many times that people choose to be gay, but the person who keeps saying that likes the most vile person on the planet. He is so repulsive and mean.
	HeyJoanna: 04/19/2009 6:34 AM I understand what you're saying. But in a community where people are tortured for not following the status quo, its different. They have the choice to a) continue and take what the people give or b) get over it. And this situation is not only limited to homosexuality. Five years ago, a guy could not marry a girl he liked if the parents disproved. He could a) run away and live like an outcast or commit suicide (which happens quite often) or b) get over it and marry someone giving more dowry. This dowry problem is getting better over the years though and someday maybe things will change toward gay people too. It isn't the choice about what you're feeling. Because no one can help who they like ( this has crossed my mind before, you know.)
	HeyJoanna: 04/19/2009 6:38 AM My logic probably does not fit into your western world. And you will only understand my point if you see what I do. Let's just drop it.
	I R Kitten, HEAR ME rewr: 04/19/2009 7:45 PM I deleted my previous comment. I'm too tired to wake up to another argument tomorrow. thebigbang said: My logic probably does not fit into your western world. And you will only understand my point if you see what I do. Let's just drop it. I think ethnocentrism goes both ways. You only see what you see, too, right?
	HeyJoanna: 04/20/2009 2:13 AM I do recall saying that if it works in your state then they should not be stopped from anything.