Ben Woodward's Argument Against Homosexuality

His confidence is shot to the ground by the few who just can’t keep their comments to themselves. Luckily, he has grown up in the 21st century where being gay, transgendered, and bisexual is not completely frowned upon, but strongly supported by the millions who have also expressed themselves. He will fall in love just like any other human in the world. His life has just started and when he looks back on all the amazing things he has done in his life, he can say, “I had the good life.”

Although he came out on his sexual orientation in his high-school years,

on his awkward pre-teen years, where it was speculated by his parents that he was gay, and he

Let people not overlook that homosexuals both male and female face the same struggles when it comes to being respected in the field. After “coming out” they are almost alienated from the life that they may have known before. They lose all respect from people they previously considered to be friends. Leaving them alone in what was already a battle.

Corvino defends homosexuality by comparing it to other “natural” occurrences. If Corvino defended homosexuality with many good points in his argument couldn’t it have been the same if it was biologically-full siblings? He counter-attacks arguments that say homosexuality is disgusting, unusual, pro-choice,harmful, violates the natural act of sexual organs,etc. Although biologically-full siblings may be unnatural and disgusting, he would say that these grown adults who are sterile cannot be harmful since they cannot pro-create which would have lead to a deformity of a child created from incest. Corvino makes you realize how dumb you are if you believe in everything else, but homosexuality. In Why Shouldn’t Tommy and Jim have Sex? he states, “But

He didn't admit to himself that he was gay until he was 18. He then

For many members of the LGBT community, especially homosexuals, they usually discover their sexuality at a very young age, just like one of the characters in “Survivors”. While many of them chose to hide it from family members and friends for various reasons, others unknowingly display stereotypical characteristics of a gay person. These characteristics could be anything from a young boy

His parents were less than accepting, for they viewed it as a choice that they should have been consulted on. Though, eventually they did research on the matter and came to terms with their son’s sexuality. Fisher’s peers seemed to have no opinion on the matter. Although he never publicly announced his sexuality to his class, he told some friends and word got around and he was not treated differently. While reading this I could not help but wonder if this was because he was in a relationship with a girl, for hetrosexual relationships are viewed as society’s “norm”. Would his peers have been less receptive of his sexual preferences if he was in a same gender

Still today I cannot relate to anything that’s going on with my daughter, but I am accepting it”, in obvious discuss, hurt and shame. [Debating Diversity, ’02, R. Takaki] HOM quoting Lee goes on to say: “I was hoping that it was a stage she’s going through and that she could change”. Again cognitive dissonance rears its Janus Face again in the naïve thinking of Ms Lee’s believe that her daughter’s same-sexual gender travails are only superficialities that are motivated by the capricious actions that come along with youth. Life’s choices of a sexual partner are more in-depth and substantive than that.

Milk realized he was gay at an early age. Harvey Milk kept his homeosexuality hidden form his family. By his early teens, Milk was already aware of his homosexuality, but he chose to keep it to himself. Harvey

“Being gay is a fundamental part of my being - the core of who I've always been, and the thing that I had repressed and run from all my life.” Former New Jersey state senator, James McGreevey the American Democratic politician, kept his true identity from himself and the people he loved for almost his whole life. He ran away from felling anything for men because it was not only ‘wrong’ in society’s eyes but rather was not something he could accept about himself. And after 12 years of marriage to two different women he finally admitted to himself and came out about his sexuality. He finally accepted himself and allowed the society around him to do so too. He overcame the repression that he received by society to follow moral norms; additionally he overcame the repression his own mind forced him into believing for 12 years!

This can also be seen in Season 1 when Maxxies best friend Anwar refuses to tell his parents about Maxxies sexuality due to their religious beliefs. We see that Maxxie is torn between who he is and whom Anwar wants him to be and this puts the friendship under great strain resulting in Maxxie refusing to turn up to Anwars party. “Gay adolescents who are more conventional in their gender characteristics have the option of passing as straight and many do.” (Op. cit. p. 461) This situation happens a lot in real life but can be the cause of many problems, both for the person dealing with feelings of homosexuality and hiding them and those around that person. Many people have reported having feelings of being ‘trapped within themselves’ and having pent up aggression due to being in such a situation, which isn’t hard to believe when we think that adolescence is when we discover ourselves sexually. “Adolescence involves the development of a sense of self and social identity independent of one’s parents (Erikson, 1968; Steinberg 2004). Answering questions about one’s sexuality figure centrally in this

There is no one at the party or else where who understands the tension Benjamin is feeling. He docent quite understand at this point if he is a man or still a boy, the way the adults treat him almost confuses him. They want him to be a man and get his career started but yet they still treat him like a boy. This quickly turns into stress on Ben’s shoulders. This tension and stress is even further highlighted by what happens later at his birthday party.

At a young age, I knew I was not straight. I remember seeing Scott Evans

“All men are created equal, No matter how hard you try, you can never erase those words,” Harvey Milk. A homosexual, as defined by the dictionary, is someone of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex. Homosexuality is ethical, and I will provide rational arguments for, and irrational arguments against the topic. A few objections are as follows: It is forbidden in the Bible and frowned upon by God; It is unnatural; Men and women are needed to reproduce; There are no known examples in nature; and the most common argument that concerns homosexuality is whether it is a choice or human biology.