Do gay children really have a negative effect on "family values"?

@Neha. You should read my previous postings! :)

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If you are already into it, then "that's ok!" But if you are not into it, then serious advise, counseling and mentoring is necessary for the youth today to not to get into such a "diversion" just for one simple reason- "It’s not normal!".

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We have no right to physically force anybody into anything, but what's wrong with counseling?

How is this helping in the uplifting of the nation, the world or the society?

These issues weren't present/negligible in the world few years before.

And people are making trends out of it!

Indian culture (any mature culture for that matter) defines and stands for sex as a "divine act of creation!"

Let me end this nice debate by adding these words from the core of my heart- with an honest compassion expressed towards the violence against African gay community, the many killings happening in many parts of the world,

The world is in great confusion today! And many souls are led astray. If there is way of guiding them without forcing them, then it becomes "our" responsibility to do so- NOW!

Before ending, a note on health issues of practicing homosexuality:

“By transmission category, men who have sex with men continued to account for the largest number of [HIV] diagnoses overall between 2001 and 2004, comprising 44 percent of the total caseload and 61 percent of male infections, according to the report, which tracked trends in HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 33 states.

“Of the 157,252 persons diagnosed with the virus in that period, 112,106 were men and 45,146 were women. More than 68,400 men acknowledged having had sex with other men.

“For the first time ever, this national total includes data from New York State, thus providing a more representative picture of the U.S. epidemic, according to the report. It pointed out that New York’s HIV cases account for over 20 percent of all new diagnoses reported during 2001 to 2004.”

“The CDC report recommends greater HIV/AIDS-prevention efforts focusing on blacks and on homosexual and bisexual men. It concludes that the inclusion of the New York data greatly strengthens the analysis of the magnitude and direction of trends in HIV diagnoses in the country today."

Sources: CDC’s National Center for HIV, The Washington Times

Again, Thanks for the compassion- that's genuine.

@Neha, "Homo" is not by birth! It's by choice!

And a homosexual is different from a hermaphrodite or Hijra.

Definition of Homosexuality:

"Homosexuality is romantic and/or sexual attraction or behavior among members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectionate, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex; "it also refers to an individual’s sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality

Definition of a Hijra:

In the culture of South Asia, hijras (Hindi: हिजड़ा, Urdu: ہِجڑا, Bengali: হিজড়া, Telugu: హిజ్ర) or khusra in Punjabi and kojja in Telugu are physiological males who adopt feminine gender identity, women's clothing and other feminine gender roles.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hijra

I understand (or do I?!) that the concerns you have earnestly expressed here are for the latter community and let me tell you that I am with you in that- We have no right to deny the rights of those who are born different!

But if someone chooses to indulge in an act of satisfying his sexual libido in a disoriented way, it's questionable isn't it?

Thanks for replying! :)

@Neha, It's all good until nobody's affected! And we in India feel it's not my cup of tea- so why should I bother!

But let me share this- the world is our home and there is no natural border that separates it from us!

Let us be honest- How many of us would want to see our own brother/sister our son,/ daughter, our lover turn into a homosexual?

Let's face it! Please comment!

ThanQ Ananth for sharing the vital information. I feel that there are many things in NATURE beyond our perception. Let us appreciate and admire LORD's ability to create . Let us accept without a murmur. That is it.

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Why are we making a trend out of every “deviation”, “diversion”, “addiction” we get into? People have tried to prove to me that Jesus Christ was Gay which is totally unacceptable! I am a Hindu by birth, but everyone in the world knows why Jesus Christ is revered even today as a GOD for the largest population on earth! What matters about the life of Christ is what it teaches us- how to live! I have got nothing to do with the sexual orientation of him!

Again, why make a trend out of it? Why make news about it? Why support it?

You wouldn’t support your kid becoming a chain smoker, or a drunkard, or a person involved in illicit/ unprotected relationships! This is just the same- Stop them from “diverting” into “unnatural stuff” and train them to focus on constructive, progressive, positive things in life, not to mention uncomplicated and normal!

 In the Indian society, copulation between a Male and a Female was considered a divine act and was done only for the reason of having a graceful kid! But today, it's only a matter of satisfying one's animal instincts. And now, with homosexuality, it gets even better!

With all due respect to the homosexual community, I want to add that I have co-directed a movie on Gay rights which competed for Sony pix awards! It’s not wrong to think differently. But it hinders your own progress if you get obsessed toward certain addictions! And this applies not only to homosexuals, but to heterosexuals as well.

Children today are to be educated about the “urges” they feel in their youth, and it becomes the sole responsibility of the parents to talk to their kids, educate them and counsel them and get them focused about their lives!

Yes, it’s sometimes embarrassing and difficult. But parents, if you don’t, then who will?

 I would say no to “criminalizing” the kids, but serious counseling is needed!

Thanks for the invite @Aarti! And again, please comment!

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And even if the govt. and all the people of the world support homosexuality and grant them special reservations/ rights and consider them normal (with some special rights, that is), is it going to make a huge difference in the uplifting of the human race?

It is again going to be the same old story, but with a twist:

Guy breaking up with a guy!

Headlines in one of the newspapers would read:

“Girl sues her partner girlfriend after allegedly seeing her sharing intimate moments with another girl!"

"Lovers commit suicide due to parents' "NO!" Both the guys hanged themselves to the same ceiling fan!

Father says: "I had no idea! I thought they were just friends! You know, the usual friends"

And especially Indian parents will go:

"Dad: Where are you going son?

Son: Out with my friends, to watch a movie.

Dad: Your Boy friends? Why don't you take your little sister along? She loves movies too! And moreover, people will feel that everything's normal between you and David!"

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In my personal opinion, I would like to use the word "deviation" or "diversion" here. Homosexuality is a kind of a diversion one may feel and tread from the natural order of things, if I may say. Its just like the different fantasies or likes one has in his/her love life! It's different for different people and it's normal.

But one sentence to make my firm stand:

Is legalizing/ supporting such "diversions" going to make a huge difference in the uplifting of the human race? I think not.

If you are already into it, then "that's ok!" But if you are not into it, then serious advise, counseling and mentoring is necessary for the youth today to not to get into such a "diversion" just for one simple reason- "It’s not normal!".

And I am not trying to snatch away anybody's freedom here.

To prove that, let me generalize the concept to even normal boy-girl relationships- heterosexuality. Here it is:

Being sexually attracted to the people of the opposite sex is a biological phenomenon and quite natural. But if that "want" to "share the bed" becomes the only thought for which one is living his/ her life or is simply complicating his/ her own life, then it becomes a problem!

We are living in an ever-increasingly-progressive-competitive-unforgiving-world. Be it homosexuality or hetero, thinking only about satisfying the sexual libido of a person is not good for:

1. The person him/herself
2. The society he/ she lives in
3. Not at all good for their children!

The consequences are imminent:

1. Hated/ confused social life
2. Abnormal relationships
3. No-one to call for aid if something goes wrong in the relationship (which is mainly "sex" driven- and these are many a times a violent ending!)
4. Identity crisis for the individual