Why has homosexuality always been considered culturally unacceptable?

Answer 1

I watched a documentary this morning, Paragraph 175 ...

"By the 1920's, Berlin had become known as a homosexual eden, where gay men and lesbians lived relatively open lives amidst an exciting subculture of artists and intellectuals. With the coming to power of the Nazis, all this changed. Between 1933 and 1945 100,000 men were arrested for homosexuality under Paragraph 175, the sodomy provision of the German penal code dating back to 1871. Some were imprisoned, others were sent to concentration camps. Of the latter, only about 4,000 survived ...."

Sometimes, and someplaces have been known to be culturally acceptable ....

Answer 2

It hasnt always been considered unacceptable, Im sure of that. Its the main idea to be fruitful an multiply that people think about. Gay people aren't accepted much because they wont have children. But now, if this is the case, then shouldnt a man and a woman who adopt be considered taboo too? Seeing as they arent really carrying along their bloodline. See I've heard of some cases where a person accepts and embraces the fact that they are gay, and they are open with it, but they end up marrying the opposite sex and having children, just to carry along the bloodline or follow religion. Being gay is NOT a mental retardation. I'll tell you whats retarded, people who dont like things that are different then them. You people who go around preaching against homosexuality are cowards. If you think they're sinning so much, then just mind your buisness and keep your distance. Your not living their life, so you lead your straight life, and we'lllead our gay one.
And if you dont stay off of us, we'll hex you with "the evil demons possesing our spirits and guiding our choices"
So back off, homosexuality is a way of life, and we're not harming anyone.

Answer 3

ok first component ignore approximately a majority of those comments approximately soddom and gammorah that tale has been reinterpretud plenty by out historic previous its origional which ability has been lost thoroughly. 2nd there have been situations throughout the time of historic previous that homosexuality became into regularly happening such because of the fact the case with Greece and Rome the place it became into rather much predicted for an older male to have a youthful lover stated as a beardless youngsters. There are countless different cultures that gay acts have been seen rights of passage. Then comes the present discovers of comparable intercourse-unions is southern France approximately six hundred years in the past. this is as short as i will make it without going into an entire blown lecture approximately it.

Answer 4

We have NOT always been culturally unacceptable. Some native American tribes considered us spiritually gifted and Gays were their shaman. In the ancient middle east we were accepted and considered the best government administrators, And let's not forget Sappho. In Sparta And Thebes we were in the majority and the best worriers in the ancient world. It is only in recent years of the christian error people began to look down on and reject us. In early christianity two gay christian lovers, Serge and Bacchius were made saints after they were martyred for refusing to worship the Roman sun god.

We were a great people once and we will be again!

Answer 5

As a matter of fact, it has not historically, been culturally unacceptable. Quite the opposite. Check out the Renaissance, the Greek, Roman and Egyptian cultures. Most 17th, 18th and 19th century literary figures were gay, or at the very least, experimental. Don't get me started on painters and composers!

Only with the rise of the fundamental religious movements in the last 25 years of so, have a loud minority started to b*tch about how "unacceptable" it is, to them. And boy they are just pillars of morality.

Answer 6

That's a huge misconception.
There was a time, when homosexuality was completely natural, and widely accepted. That was in the time of the ancient kings, like Alexander the Great, Ptolemy I, and all the Roman emperors prior to Constantine I. That was when it was a different world. Paganism was the rule. You were either pagan, or you were persecuted, and executed. It must have been wonderful to live on earth before Christianity. Back then, they saw christianity for what it was: a filthy little cult of jews who renounced their own faith.

Answer 7

I agree with Daniel. Every society takes at least some of it's laws from rules in the bible. Homosexually is not condoned in any popular religion: Christianity, Catholicism, Islam or Judaism. When religion goes against something, the people who make rules in our society go against it too.

Answer 8

It hasn't always. Many cultures in the past revered homosexuals because of their ability to tap into both their masculine and feminin sides. In India there are "women" known as indira, I believe, who are men in drag who bless weddings. Roman and greek older men ofter took young male lovers. Victorian women used to "practice" kissing each other in preparation of marriage. There is an African tribe that passes power to young warriors by making them "suck" the essence from them and swallow it. Only recently, in western society has it become a taboo, which is slowly fading. In Russia there is a place where it is acceptable for a single woman to take on "manly" responsibilities if she lives as a man, including marrying a woman. The list is endless.

Answer 9

It hasn't, in all cultures, always been unacceptable. Several cultures throughout time have found it to be a non-issue.

Answer 10

it hasn't, there has been many points in history when it was accepted.

example: in ancient rome it was considered a gift to be able to make love both men and women. they were regarded as higher up in society and were given the best homes in the city in which to live. this was also true with gays, as they did most of the artistic work and early sciences... at that point in history, men were considered more of a man to be able to make love to another man. most books on ancient rome tell of this..