Samantha Clarke
Reflection #19 EDF2085 (Homosexuality)
What is homosexuality? Is it a choice, a matter of genetic imbalance or can it be biologically related? For several years the topic of homosexuality has dominated the media in addition caused much chaos among humanity. The issues underline the subject of been gays may be greeted with behaviors similar to that of prejudicial rejection. But these prejudices are as a result of how individuals were cultured and socialized. Individual built up rejective behaviors because accepted conventions are been violated. For me I grew up in a Christian home that upholds the principles of the bible and within the scriptures are found rejections to homosexual behaviors. From a Christian perspective one is taught to love the person but not the sins of the person. Hence in this light I am somewhat tolerant to the person but not the act or the behavior of homosexuality. However growing up in a homophobic community has influenced my overall stigma to the issue of homosexuality. This however has not influenced me to any extreme behaviors of discrimination.
From my point of view we were all given choices, choices that include making wrong or right decisions. We all as human make our preferred choices at times some of which we later deal with the consequences that arise from it. For the religious, there are guidelines for which to follow in doing what is right. Now, these guidelines include the attitudes towards our fellow brothers and sister, attitudes of hate and jealousy is prohibited but yet these behaviors are cherished by the Christians. No greater is the decision of homosexuality than that of the decisions of hate and jealousy of the Christians. Yet these are all decisions that have there consequences. Thou shall not kill, but many have abortion. Love thy neighbor’s as thy self, but yet we hate. From a Christian point of view, homosexuality is a sin, and the act should be discouraged, but at the same time there should be no homophobia behaviors. That’s the view I share. I respect everyone’s decision knowing that the final judgment is not my responsibility.
Yes the reading have impacted the way I think about homosexuality, I often wonder if this is a choice or biological issue. I have witness homosexual behaviors among non-human animals; are these animals acting out of choice or this behavior is biologically related.
