It seems that the poster flyer was offensive and it made it seem as if people had a choice as to whether or not to be gay. It allegedly encouraged gay youth to choose the norm and not the gay lifestyle. Here is the quote below that has stirred up the controversy.
The Huffington Post reports, "According to mainstream psychological associations, there are no replicated scientific studies to support that a person can be born "gay." No "gay gene" or gay center of the brain has been found. No medical test exists to determine if a person is homosexual. Sexual orientation is based on feelings and is a matter of self-affirmation and public declarations."
In reality, it has not been proven that all gays are born that way, or that they have made a choice decision. No one knows, and therefore, many find this poster to be offensive. What is the purpose of the poster? Is it to educate, or does it have another agenda. I find it is inappropriate at any level. What happened to reading, writing, and arithmatic?
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Then along came Jesus to wash away sin, thus the sins of those who judged LGBQ are gone, making the "abomination" verses in the OT null and void.
Just the facts, Ma'am!
Only bigoted Gays believe everybody hates them! Are you a BIGOT? ....must be!
However, this should never be generalized. Even if, on average, women are less specific than men ("learning" sexual orientation, if you want to call it that): there are many who do not. Just like there are some male bisexuals, there are a lot who are "stuck" with their prefrerences.
Each person has a different experience. Some are gay, some straight. Some are bisexual. Some change over time. Some are asexual, some are nonsexual. Each person needs to find his or her own voice and speak to the matter themselves.
Why Me? A Gay Man's Struggle for Love & Family by William R. Seger
Let it go and live your own life.
A person such as your brother is usually called "bisexual". They can switch from one preference to the other. Many, however, do not have that luxury. Your bother can quite accurately speak for himself, but it is presumptuous if he is going to try to speak for others.
However, I was married for ten years to a woman and just "trying" didn't work.
If you're going to repeat a "reputatation" (I believe that would be termed "gossip") then please include a reference or example. Fox News, for instance, would certainly love to hear your statement... but we all know how accurate Fox is. (Canada refused to sell a TV license to Fox because of thier dishonesty with regard to journalism.)
Gay men lead hard lives of ridicule, shame, and exclusion. Bi-sexual (especially) women are looked upon as being sexy and wild. So homoeroticism among women is ok. In that respect, I expect some women who are straight or mostly straight do experiment heavily with homosexuality just to be seen as 'sexy' and 'wild'.
I was married for ten years to a woman: during this time I "faked", as best I could, being straight. It obviouslly didn't work. My wife and I went to a number of months of counselling... it was not until I met my current husband that I understood what she really wanted.
I do know that some do not share this perspective. In my circles, we tend to call such people "bisexuals" (unless they want to self-identify as one of the other, and then switch. To each his/her own.)
My primary difficulty with such a brochure is that it implies that every gay person has a choice... which is no more true than every straight person having a choice.