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Homosexuality
By Punkerslut
It was once remarked by Dr. Laura, "What I did say is that whenan individual is not so drawn to a member of the opposite sex,in biology, that's some kind of error." Dr. Laura's distaste ofHomosexuality is nothing new, and there has been much advocacyagainst her on part of these views. Others, who hold similarviews, have defended her opinions. However, what she said her,it may hold some kernal of truth. It may very well be truth,that biologically, it is an "error," if such a term has any realmeaning, for someone to be Homosexual. By pursuing an individualof the same sex, procreation cannot occur. It becomes animpossibility in this scenario. If the natural purpose of everyorganism is to procreate, that their offspring may alsoprocreate indefinitely, then I have no argument. If it happensto be true, that the purpose of life is simply procreation, ofreproducing the old generation, then I cannot deny the truth ofthe statement, that Homosexuality is "some kind of error." I canpresent no argument that I genuinely believe, no objection thatI sincerely hold as truth. That is, at least, if it is true,that life holds no purpose than creating offspring.
It is the belief of Dr. Laura, that it is a biological error,not to engage in activities which produce children. If we are toaccept this morbid description, of a possible meaning of life,and if we accept it to be true, that procreation is the onlypurpose, then we must also accept that a bond of love holds nopurpose than this. When we see a lover touch the face of theperson of their desires, seeing the gentle fingers caress thesoft skin, we must turn away from what our heart tells us, wemust believe that our eyes are lying to us, and we must reason,that since affection and kindness produce no children, they are"some kind of biological error." When the same lover sits alone,in her room, crying over memories, mourning over thoughts,knowing that her love is far away -- when that same lover mustspend days in total solitary, away from the one who makes thecolors in her world brighter, going through old poetry, lookingat old pictures -- when a person is poor in those things whichenrich the heart, because they are away from their lover, thenwe must believe Dr. Laura, that it is "some kind of biologicalerror." It is true, that a lover who thinks about the one whaymay not come back, is enough to bring out sympathy from everyhumane thinker, it is enough to bring out tears in those whohave known such pains.... but since it produces no children, Dr.Laura will call it "a biological error," and everything that weonce knew to be life becomes sacrilige in her black god'sideology.
By her own definition of a "biological error," everything thatcreativity has spawned becomes heresy, everything that anindependent mind can create becomes taboo, and those thingswhich make the heart soar with euphoria are condemned. Poetrybecomes vanity, art becomes self-loathing, and music becomesirrelevant. Since they are incapable of producing more children,of increasing the population, they are unimportant. Can anyonebe so brazenly cold, to hear the serenity of music, to see thebeauty of art, to feel the tranquil nature of poetry -- tounderstand the depth and meaning of expression, and to reply,"This is but an error in biology." What sort of human being canbe so deaf to beauty, so blind to peace, so desensitized againstthe very things that bring purpose? I do not believe that aperson can be so depraved. It is but natural to desire toexpress our heart, to speak our minds, to act as we like, solong as no others are hurt. Every law which disallows theexpression of the heart and mind have been known as theCensorship Laws. But every law which disallows acting as welike, so long as we do not infringe on the liberty of others,these laws are known as the Totalitarian Laws. Both are guiltyof the same crime: limiting happiness for some superficialtaboo. I oppose the first as much as I oppose the second.
It may very well be true that Homosexuality can be called "anerror in biology," but then we would have to call every artisticexpression, every gentle touch of affection, sympathy for pain,empathy for life -- these, also, must be regarded as "errors inbiology." Whether this is true or not, I will not refrain fromsaying what I think, I will not hold back from what my heartfeels. If I were to do this, I would be a traitor of thought,and a coward of love. Since it is in every man's own interest tobe honest with himself, poetry becomes an avenue of expression,artwork becomes a release of emotion, music becomes theexplosion of thought... They may very well not relate to theprocreation of the species, but happiness and peace arethemselves intrinsic values, that we should never rest inseeking. To admit exhaustion to the forces of iniquity would bethe ultimate surrender...
If a man finds it, in his heart, in his mind, that he isattracted to those of the same gender, then we should do nothingto prohibit this. If he can feel the same for a man, the way aman can feel for a woman, then why is it that some refer to itas a profanity? It would be committing a disgrace to truth andjustice if one were to call such a profanity. When a man loves awoman, runs his hands up and down her body, gazes unendinglyinto her eyes, plays with her hair, caresses her face, and whenshe does the same to him, these are images that few can deny aslove. The emotions of peace and wholeness that take over ourminds, at the thought of such actions, these are but the sameemotions that a man can still have for a man, or a woman for awoman. No relationship can be condemned as a source of obsenity,when the partners involved hold a genuine affection for eachother. Perhaps the message I am trying to express is this...That sex and love are nothing to be ashamed of, regardless ofwhat we are told, by our peers, by our teachers, by our familiesand communities. To condemn a man for choosing to love meninstead of women, is no different than to condemn a man forchoosing to express himself with poetry instead of art. It isbut a preference, and no one suffers at the choice of either.The only time that suffering can occur in this scenario is whenthe man is forced to choose one over the other, due toTotalitarian Law.
Liberty, justice, and peace may very well be the greateststandards that we seek. To deny a man his right to expresshimself, to ban one sexual orientation or one form of art, is tocommit a crime against liberty and justice. It has only beenweeks since the United States Supreme Court has decided thathomosexuality cannot be banned. Up until this time, millions ofpeople have been executed, denied employment, or imprisoned fortheir sexuality. And we cannot think that this is any differentthan when a man is discriminated against for the opinions heharbors. There are still people in prison today, for what thestate has so lovingly called "crimes against nature." Those whohave engaged in Homosexual, or even taboo sexualities, have beenimprisoned for up to years. This is not some foreign activity ofcenturies past. Rather, it is something that the government hasactively imprisoned people for in the past centuries. It is adraconian and arcane method of government, as it is opposed toall principles of liberty, justice and peace. It is a violationof the mind's need for freedom, of the heart's dreams oftranquility. To deny a man his right to sexuality is just asprofane an action it is to deny a man his right to expression.
Listen to me! These people are your brothers and sisters, theyare your mothers and fathers, they are your sons and daughters!I admit, you may not be related by blood, but what you do sharetogether is infinitely greater than the bond of blood. Together,you all endure the fears of pain and misery, the worry of thefate of those around you exists to all of you, the dreams of abetter life without suffering and toil are not unknown to theothers.... Know this, that they feel the same as you do, that aman's sexuality does not destroy his natural attraction togoodness, that whatever a man does by himself alone, he may verywell still hold charity and generosity in heart towardshumanity, because he is himself, a Humanitarian. There may verywell be murdering or pillaging Homosexuals, I cannot deny this.But the same can be said of Heterosexuals, and I would be a fooland tyrant to condemn every straight person as a murderer or athief. But... if you must know anything, know this: that thosepreferences or characteristics of a person are rarelyintrinsically bad, and so long as a man's personal habits do notcause suffering or pain to others, it must be truly a sin tojudge them as cruel, to hold them up as a symbol of brutality,to hold them down as a plague to this world. Whatever you do tothe friends of humanity, because of their undeniable naturewhich harms none -- whatever you do to these comrades ofgoodness, understand that you are only destroying the principlesthat will lead to a better world, and you are hindering theprogress of every thinker and lover.
Whatever harm you inflict on someone because of a choice theymade that causes no misery to others, you are only doing adisservice to the cause of humanity.
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