As one watches the news, follows politics and reads the paper, it can hardly go unnoticed that a lot of time is spent discussing "gay" issues. That raises the following question, "Who is gay and who makes that determination?" Before laws are be passed or special "rights" are given to gays, this one matter must be clarified. Does a man have to touch another mans penis or have his penis touched in a sexual manner by another man to be considered gay? Can a person be "gay" but NOT "act out" his or her "gayness"? If a person does not have to "act out" or "act upon" his or her gayness, what then determines their gayness? Can a person be considered gay if they only THINK about a person of the same sex in a sexual way? What would be considered sexual thought? To what degree and how often must they think about another person of the same sex in a sexual way to be considered gay? Can a person be considered gay if they simply LOVE a person of the same sex but do not participate in sexual activities with them? Can a person be gay in their HEART ONLY and NOT their ACTIONS? Can a person be gay in their feelings SOME of the time and not at other times? How much of the time must a person think "gay" thoughts in order to be considered "gay"? Is being considered gay only a subjective decision or can others overrule someone who says they are gay and make the determination they are not gay? What would be the standard they used to determine another person's gayness? On the spectrum of gayness, what would be considered the least characteristics a person would have to have in order to be on the spectrum on one end and what would be the most characteristics a person would have on the other end of the spectrum to be identified as gay? Since so much discussion, time, effort and money is being applied to gay issues it vitally important to have a legally clarified definition of who is gay. This leads to the additional questions: Why is a legally clarified definition important? What are the implications of not having such a legal definition? What problems are solved by having such a definition? What problems might be caused by having such a definition? How can laws be passed about gay issues when no clear definition has been determined about who is gay?
2007-02-28 13:43:09 · 7 answers · asked by nobodiesinc 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Gay people are NOT asking for "special" rights...just to get that out of the way. And it is not up to anyone to determine someone's sexuallity. No one goes around determining who is straight. If you think you are gay...you are...if you think you are straigh...you are...what more is needed. If we all had EQUAL rights...your question would not be valid. If people would stop oppressing us...there would be no problem.
2007-03-04 09:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by LoveBats 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah dude....you totally need some serious man-meat. Then you'll know who's gay.
2007-02-28 18:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I despise answering a question with a question......but.......Who is heterosexual and makes the determination? Double standard?
2007-02-28 16:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if they're not acting out on their desires, then what legal rights would they be seeking?
also- how long have you known you were gay?
2007-03-04 05:56:11 · answer #4 · answered by tomi27410 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think gay people are cool. theres nothing wrong with it. I'm gay infact.
2007-03-02 13:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by Bill r 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to get laid as much as I do!
2007-02-28 16:42:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
being gay is against the bible
2007-03-04 13:07:09 · answer #7 · answered by Brandon 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋