Many people from the religious community are advocating that homosexuals could and should be cured from their homosexuality, as if homosexuality is some sort of disease. Clearly, homosexuality is not a disease and there is no scientific evidence to suggest that it is. Prejudice against homosexuality is unjustified and it is an ideological response to discomfort with sexual behaviour which does not fit in with the behaviour of the majority. There is no good reason to subject homosexuals to any form of punishment or discrimination.
Homosexuality is purely a matter of taste or choice just as much as heterosexuality or celibacy. Homosexuals as a group do no more harm or good to society than heterosexuals or celibates. Every society has its own rules against paedophilia but these rules should apply equally to all citizens.
The best way to treat homosexuality in others is to ignore it. What happens behind closed doors is no body else's business as long as the sexual union between two people is based on freewill and mutual respect and that children are not coerced into sexual activity.
Why should homosexuals be treated any differently to anyone else? It is not my choice to be a homosexual but why should I deny that right to anyone else. The sooner the better that we forget about making judgements about a person's character on the basis of their sexuality.
The sooner that we all live in a secular society the better.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/malaysia-gay-conversion-therapy-endorses-lgbt-rights-islam-a7578666.html
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
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