is being a homosexual a crime???
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
Philippines
January 17, 2007 11:19pm CST
i just cant understand y some people cant accept the personality of the peolple when they come-out revealing their real personalit..in case of being a homosexual..is being a hoosexual a crime???i just cant understand how rude people are treating them unequal..they are still person even if they are like that.. i think we should not discriminate them coz they have feelings too like a straight person has..i just cant understand it coz here in the philippines being a homosexual is like being a criminal, people get away from u, people ignore u and everything...y cant we juast understand them..im saying this coz i have a gay friend and he always telling us he is angry with what world he is in..but we just are just telling him thats it is ok we love him the way he is...but i think it would be better if peolple accepts them the way they are....ryt???how bout whats ur view about this??...share ur ideas..
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@loved1 (5328)
• United States
18 Jan 07
I won't tell you that I think it is ok to be gay. However I have a few gay friends and I treat them with the same respect I would give anyone else. I think homosexuality is wrong, but I also think it is wrong to judge others. If we would just "Do unto others..." the world would be a much better place.
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@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
yeah in some aspect it is wrong..but is it their choice to be like that??..the answer is no right??so people should not be to judgemental for them..
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@guesswhat (53)
• India
18 Jan 07
No,homosexual is not a crime,though we are running through 21st century,the mentality of peoples aren't change,our socio-political structure can't welcome this type of phenomena,I strongly protest that,every man or women have its own right to live his/her personal life in a decent manner,so why we have a problem with them,they are not criminals,they also have a mind and they also able to love other people and loved by other people in this world.We,the next generation of this world are must take care of them and must build a sense in our society to understand them.
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@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
yeah man your definitle right i firmly believe in that!!
@cliffcliff (1350)
• United States
18 Jan 07
its not a crime in the western countries, but it is acrime in the middle-east. You should direct your comments towards countries that make it a crime.
If you or your friend tell everybody that you are gay, why wouyld expect everyone to just think that is normal? It is normal in your mind, but it is not going to be considered normal public behavior to all. It has never been accepted as totally normal behavior, thats life.
Your friend is making himself to be a victim, by expecting other people to accept him with open arms just because he is GAY...
dont you think there is some other quality that makes someone acceptable and special, other than their sexuality?
@zuri25 (2125)
• United States
18 Jan 07
People are afraid of what they don't understand and some people ,when they are afraid, hide it by being cruel, unfair, discriminators. To them, being homosexual is being different. Some people feel uncomfortable or threatened around others who are different. They can't understand homosexuals because they are not willing to get close enough to one for that to occur. It's sad and it's not right, but it's reality. This behavior is not going to change (at least not completely) so your friend should try to find a way to live with it without necessarily accepting it. Hey, I'm not saying it will be easy.
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
yup thanks for your advice and reply!!
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@micheller (1365)
• United States
18 Jan 07
I agree with you! That's just like telling a straight person that it is wrong to love the person that they love. I think that before people go discriminating against someone for how they are, they need to put themselves in that person's shoes. You can't help how your feelings are, they are just there.
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@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
hehe your right in your views thanks!!and thanks also for the reply
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@chimex4real2k2 (1853)
• Nigeria
18 Jan 07
It's very simple. Some people are tolerant (of people and ideas that are different) and others are intolerant. Most intolerant people want others to be like they are (and therefore be intolerant of those who are not like they are). Ironically, many of the intolerant are more (traditionally)religious and, conversely, many of the tolerant are less (traditionally) religious.
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@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
yep u really have a point there..and thanks also for the reply!!!
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@navinbond017 (969)
• India
18 Jan 07
HI
My view point is simple. It is not matter of crime or bad or anything. It is upto their individual thing.
But one should follow certain cultural norms & respect it. We are living in a society!!!
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@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
oh well thanks for your opinion..and for the reply also..uuu
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@dradelelassy (1208)
• United States
18 Jan 07
it is not crime but ilness and need treatment actually and would be crime if they show their behaviour to public
@arseniajoaquin (1732)
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
I think there is no law punishing a person who for being a homosexual anywhere in the world. People also have the privilege and right to choose their friends and if they don't like homosexuals, it's up to them.
I have started a topic entitled What the Bible says on Gays and anybody who wants to read the relevant Bible provisions may go to my Profile and open such topic.
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
yes i firmly believe in that!!..thanks for the reply pkey i'll do it thanks!!!
@onesiobhan (1327)
• Canada
19 Jan 07
It's not a crime in Canada. In fact, it's perfectly normal.
I think it's about time people stop descriminating against those who are different.
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
19 Jan 07
hey guys thanks for all of your responses!!!keep going..share your ideas!!!uuhave a nice day to all..GOdbless!!!!
@rathish (284)
• India
19 Jan 07
My view even i had posted the same question in answers.yahoo.com, i got many responses, say no but most of them answered u should be kicked out. So what to say being gay is crime, instead of that it's better to ask being gay will the society admitt us.
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
19 Jan 07
hey guys thanks for all of your responses..!!im just got home from school..hehe
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
yeah you are definitely right there..hey thanks for the reply..uu
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@royvarghese88 (26)
• India
18 Jan 07
i don't think so. but i am living in india. in india homosexual is a big crime and may get punisment from the cort for the homosexual act. so i think there is no problem in homosexual if people are interested. but the laws in india never like that.
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
yeah we have almost the same situation here in the philippines..but not being punished by the law..its the people in here who punished them not physically but emotionally...
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
by the way keep going guys..thanks for all of your opinions and replies!!!uu
@QueenBee89 (91)
• Romania
18 Jan 07
Being gay means that you're different! Everybody is rejecting something different because they all live in a stereotyped world full of boredom and routine. They can't accept people who are different. They just can't!
It's nobody's business what happens in your bed? Which is worse: a Gay Or a man who is cheating on his spouse? I'll let you decide. Gays are inteligent, sensitive people that usually are high above many other str8 people...from oh so many points of view!
Gays should be accepted because they are contagious or something and as you said (daniel) they are people too.
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@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
yeah man bravo i love ur reply very nationalistic haha..yeah your absolutely rigth there..thanks!!
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@emisle (3822)
• Ireland
18 Jan 07
Some people just can't deal with those who are different. It's a shame, but unfortunately that's the way things are. You will find a lot of people say it's wrong because it says so in the Bible, personally if everyone in the world was the same it would be rather boring..;)
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
yeah i firmly believe in that..thanks for the reply!!!uuu
@Gruzzle (294)
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18 Jan 07
Being homosexual should never be a crime. No government should dictae our emotions.
I'm sorry that you friend is unhappy about the way he is treated where you are. Some countries may be worse than others but I think all seem to discriminate to some degree.
I hear a lot that we should all be more "tolerant", but I think tolerant is the wrong word, you "tolerate" bad things when they happen. We should be more "accepting". Accepting that not everybody is the same as we are and that our way is not better than anyone elses way.
@danielcatastrophy22 (775)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
nice man!!thanks for ur views and for the reply..uuu
@kkaammlleesshh (91)
• India
21 Jan 07
all those who are thing that homosexual is crime is wrong according to me because if they are attracted by the person of the same personality then what is wrong in that who said that they are not human being as we are it is depending on the thing of person
@Cheerios3226 (2)
• United States
21 Jan 07
here on the states being gay isn't illegal but in some states such Oklahoma gay activities are illicit and gay marriage is only legally binding in one state and discrimination is fading but still lingers and will most likely linger unfortunately and in my opinion what you or what anybody does with their love life is their business and really only their business because ancient Romans or Greeks i don't remember which but one of them used to have bathhouses where it didn't matter what you were you went there and met other people and most of the time ended up doing things so they weren't hated back then why are we hated now?
@ooshlaypooshlay (204)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I don't think being homosexual is a crime OR a sin...if God didn't want you to be gay, he would've given you the desires to be so. So I think anyone who thinks you're going to hell for being gay, maybe they'll go to hell for being close minded...think about that...
