by Ms. Know-It-All

Created on: April 21, 2007   Last Updated: January 19, 2009

People lack respect for those involved in homosexual relationships. The relationship between a man and a woman is not much different than that between a man and another man, or a woman and another woman. It is unfair for society to put so much emphasis on what is right or wrong with homosexual relationships.

I am not homosexual; I am a happily married young woman, but I have a considerable number of gay friends, both male and female. I actually had a homosexual female couple that I was very close friends with for years; the only reason we aren't still close now is that they tried to seduce me into a threesome. It wasn't a subtle or single attempt either, but when you are beautiful, I guess you have that effect on people. I couldn't handle it, so I distanced myself, and we haven't talked in years. However, it still pains me when I turn on my television and I see people losing their lives simply because they are proclaiming their desire to be in a relationship with someone of the same sex.

Homosexual people feel love in their relationships just like the rest of us do in ours. They have a right to be in love and be with the person that makes them happy. While I support the separation of church and state, I don't believe that there should be so many obstacles for those involved in homosexual relationships when it comes to time off of work, or health benefits. I don't believe that the sacrament of marriage is for homosexual relationships, but I do believe that homosexual people have a right to solidify their relationships.

The biggest issue in homosexual relationships today is society's inability to butt out. From a moral standpoint, we have all read the Bible, and can probably recite what God says about homosexuality; but unless a person is a practicing Christian, why would they care what God said? Furthermore, the Bible is a literary work that is interpreted over and over again; what you may take from it could be totally opposite of what someone else will.

Anyone who is heterosexual and overly concerned about what goes on in homosexual relationships should be careful; it wouldn't be surprising to learn that those types of people have suffering relationships themselves. Simply put, no one is at liberty to judge. No one is at liberty to dictate. No one is really paying attention to what is most important. We have a Constitution that protects our individual rights; just because someone is not doing what you think they should be doing, does that mean you have a right to make their life miserable? The answer to that question is a resounding NO!

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