why is it that?

Question

when someone says they're against homosexuality, a lot of people get offended and say: why can't you respect our beliefs? but the person never said they hated you because of your sexual orientation or anything, they just said what they believe in. i don't want to offend anyone, but why do homosexual people ask us to respect their beliefs when that is what WE believe in (heterosexuality)? shouldn't they respect the fact that that is what we believe? again, i'm not trying to offend anyone, its just that i find that they get angry when we say we dont believe in it. actually, i don't think every homosexual person is like that, just the ones i met, so why is that? please don't get offended, if i offended you, i'm really sorry!!i'm really scared that this question will offend people.

by the way, i dont treat homosexual people badly, theyre people too and they should be treated like any other human being.

i came to see what people had to say...toad_stool357 you need spelling ad grammar lessons. also, i didn't go into the section. if you've ever posted a question, you would know that yahoo chooses the section for you. i asked the question to see what other people think. is that so wrong?

Alterna, i never said i was against them as people, just what they are doing. and btw, i think you're the one who needs an education. ignorant is an ADJECTIVE.

what is wrong with everyone? i'm not against them as people, i just dont believe in what they are doing. everyone seems to think that i am someone who hates them because they are homosexual. i'm not like that. i dont judge people by their sexual orientation. i judge them by their personality and character. did i in any way imply that i hate them because of their orientation?

Answer 1

well delivered sweetheart
I totally get where you are coming from
I am a Christian and I don't think that homosexuality is right
I dont think sex before marriage is right either
That does not mean that we dislike the people who do these things
When I express my views I always say,
If God gives me a choice to do as a please, than it is only fair for that I respect other peoples choices.
I just dont believe that their choices are right and and would not adopt them for myself
There is nothing wrong with the way that you feel , just as long as you always remember that no matter what your personal beliefs are, you must not try to enforce those veiws onto anyone else
You continue to stand on your beliefs and dont give in because you think it is the politaccly correct thing to do.
My momma always said, "girl if ya dont stand for something, you will fall for anything."

Sometimes with all the stigma that comes with being gay .. a person that is gay may find themselves on the defense .
I would not take it personally like you did something wrong

Answer 2

Well what I see with this issue is that a lot of people aren't really listening as usual. You can respect and accept someone's beliefs without understanding it. Just like some homosexuals look at straight people and always have something negative to say about the relationship....straight people shouldn't look at gay people and say to themselves "That is so wrong and you shouldn't be like that". Get to know people regardless of their sexual orientation and any other surface difference. You don't need to believe in something in order to respect it.

Answer 3

It's just a bunch of PC garbage. People all the time misinterpret the concept of tolerance as "like it, or you're an ignorant a**hole". I don't approve of homosexuality either, but I let it be. That's what tolerance is supposed to be; putting up with something you don't like. Of course I go about saying my beliefs (not in a discriminatory fashion in any way at all, mind you), and everyone thinks I'm a homophobe.

Respecting beliefs it a two-way street. If I have to accept that they think homosexuality is perfect alright, they should have to respect how I believe that it isn't.

Answer 4

O.K., you do sound sincere. I am not homosexual but I do get annoyed by people who are so against homosexuality. You don't have to believe in it. I'm sure the thought of being with someone of the same sex is probably gross to you as is most heterosexual people. That's fine. A lot of homosexuals have that same feeling about being with someone of opposite sex. The problem is when people say things like it's wrong or bad. A lot of people offend easily because they are constantly getting bashed over the head by people who are afraid of or angered by homosexuality. The president wants to ammend our constitution to ban gay mirrage. My question for things like that is "What are you so afraid of?" What difference does it make to anyone when someone is different from you. What do you think is going to happen? Why is it anyone's business what two adults do in their own bedrooms?
I hope this answered your question.

Answer 5

Just because someone is a homosexual does not mean they don't respect heterosexuality. I'm sure they do respect it. After all they have parents, right? And they have to respect the fact that w/o them they would not be here. It's people like us who are hetero that do not understand homosexuality and therefore do not respect it. I don't see it being the other way. Hey, but I may be wrong because I'm totally straight.

Answer 6

Generally, because homosexuals don't want to hear how they are not accepted. I don't think it's just Gays and lesbians, either - just about anyone you go to, if you say "I'm against what you believe in" they will be feeling kinda unrespected.

The homosexual movement has been trying for many years to make people more accepting, and we are now at a point where most gays and lesbians are used to just being accepted, so when someone doesn't, they're not going to take it so well.

Answer 7

I've never met a homosexual that didn't agree with or believe in heterosexuality.
You can't be against something that exists naturally.
That's like being against the Atlantic ocean, it's like not believing that Antarctica should be allowed, "it's just so big and snowy and icy and that's just gross I don't think we should let sit down there at the bottom of the earth taking up room that Ohio could be putting to better use".
Or, what about black people, how come that's OK. All these people walking around thinking that there's just nothing wrong with having black skin, I don't know about you but I'm against people who have skin that's not white.

Answer 8

I think it's just because people see this as an issue of blatant hatred. I, for one, believe that there are perfectly fine, respectable people who "don't believe in homosexuality" . . . but they're few and far between those who really are awful, disrespectful, hateful people.

Just remember- there used to be A LOT of really nice, sweet people who believed in slavery and were against rights for black people and other racial minorities. I'm sure their response, had this question and Yahoo! Answers been around before, would have been similar: "Why do you guys get offended? Why can't you respect our beliefs of not approving of being black?". You see what I'm saying? That would certainly get some people up in arms, because some people can't respect one another's rights to have beliefs.

I, for one, respect your right to have that belief, but I'll never approve of it, because I think it's wrong.

Answer 9

The reason we get angry is the same reason any person gets angry when others have discriminatory feelings about them, or such actions toward them.
Do you say you are "against" Black people? Or Jews? Or any other naturally-occuring group?
Well, Gay people feel the pain of discrimination and it's child, hatred and hate-based crime (and legislation), and like anyone with feelings and rights to be free in America, we react badly (as well we should) when someone tries to say they are against us just because of who we are and how we were born, made, or whatever. See, part of it is the fact that groups of Gay people never went around to churches and killed their parishoners because they were religious. We never went around to the homes of rednecks from Alabama to Wyoming and dragged them from their homes and tied them to a barbed-wire fence to die just because of WHAT THEY WERE.
And yet, so many of those from the "Bible Belt" feel that it's perfectly OK to not only discriminate against us personally, in housing, and in jobs, but now they're trying to use their religious beliefs as the basis for legislations against our very rights of freedom guaranteed by The Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
So, maybe you can understand when we get a little hot under the collar when we have to face ignorance, bigotry, intolerance, and even hatred on a daily basis.
And, in closing, I must ask, Who Are You that you have any right to be "against" me or my people, especially if we've done nothing to you?

Answer 10

i think the issue has nothing to do with sexual orientation.. it's simply a matter of someone not wanting others to judge them or compare them in a negative manner.

for anyone to say they are "against" something, well, that directly implies that they are pointing the fingers..

you don't see people say "i'm against left-handedness or left handed people" it's something we tend to be indifferent about and we accept people and don't feel negativity towards it.. sexuality should be the same.

if you met me, i bet you'd think i was a decent person.. but if you found out that i was a bisexual transgenderist, would that make you uncomfortable? or would you still accept me as a true friend? that's something everyone needs to ask themselves..