Quote From: jayde287I just logged in to see if anyone had anything to say about yesterday's show, and was astonished that there are over 153 pages worth of posts! Of course I couldn't read through them all, but the first 30 or so pages I think caught me up enough to respond to the topic.
I myself am a lesbian. I am Civil Unioned to my WIFE. We are 100% faithful and loving people and we treat each other with the utmost respect and love. We raise her 10 year old son together and is a happy, well adjusted child. He also has something most kids don't - appreciation and respect for diversity.
People are going back and forth on whether or not you are born gay. As a gay person I can say I DEFINATELY was BORN this way! Anyone who says they are straight and also says you can't be born gay is either 1) in the closet themselves, or 2) at least bisexual. I say this because I cannot change (nor would I want to change) my sexuality any more than a straight person can. I didn't wake up one day and say, "Gee, I think I'll be gay today!" I have been attracted to females since I was 6. My parents, brothers and sister are all straight, and have never treated me badly. My father and mother are still married so I am not the product of a broken home. I played with dolls, barbies, dresses and all that jazz when I was little, so you can't say my environment or playthings made me this way.
I was brought up in a Christian home, and the only thing I was forced to do is go to church where I watched people dance around and pretend to "speak in tongues". We moved away from that church when I was 8 (it was my uncle's church) and the new church was better but I still didn't like going because even back then I knew something wasn't right about it. The one thing that all the Christians on this board (and in real life too) seem to do is speak like they are reciting something. Either from the bible or not. They all say things like "To be holy is to be with God. To give yourself to God," Blah blah blah.
If you are not a brainwashed Christian you look at all these posts and think "holy cow!" These people are insanely crazy about something they can not PROVE. There is no evidence anywhere that says the Bible is anything but made up stories from people that lived a very, very long time ago. A homophobic people, yes, but that is all the Bible is - STORIES! I have no problem with people who are religious, but please don't sit there and tell me you are righteous because you read and believe a book of stories. Think for yourselves instead of just reciting what you were taught a Bible school! Sorry to get a bit off topic there, but this is an issue that should be closed by now. If we are to believe what the Bible says, than I was made in HIS image. And if he is perfect, then how could anyone not be perfect if they are made just like him?
I love being gay! It is the most wonderful gift nature has ever given me! And even if I COULD choose, I wouldn't choose to be anything other than what I truly am inside - A woman who loves women.
And why should we have to surpress our feelings just because you don't like it? How would you like it if we told you to surpress being straight and date the same sex....think about that the next time you expect a gay person to change! You would be miserable, depressed and sucidal...just like all those so-called ex-gays.
One more thing, that priest on the show is NOT AN EX-GAY. He is not dating ANYONE. Therefore, he makes it seem possible, when really he is just choosing to be celibate. He still has feelings towards men.
Ok. You're gay. whoopee. Now, I see that you spend a great deal of time ranting and raving against a book full of stories. Why?
Why are you so angry about people not being able to PROVE their faith except by their actions? Faith is not concrete, just as love is not concrete. Now I personally don't expect change from anyone except when they tell me their life is miserable. If you're miserable then, change is required.
If you're miserable because you feel "repressed" then maybe you should stop THROWING YOURSELF AT PEOPLE!
(Original Air Date: 10/19/05) Sexual orientation used to be something kept hidden from family and co-workers, but now more and more people are "coming out" and finding acceptance. Anjela says her mother and sister don't support her sexual orientation, and feel she can't be Christian and gay at the same time. Can they reconcile this touchy issue? Then, two men debate whether a person can go from gay to straight, and parents of a 4-year-old boy fear their son's desire to play with dolls and wear heels means he'll grow up to be gay. Are they overreacting to his wishes to be a princess instead of a prince? Talk about gender and gay issues here.
