Who here chose to be LGTB?

Question

Don't get me wrong... I am a lesbian myself. But it seems like we are almost persecuted for being this way.
I say leave us alone and NO, we didnt choose this lifestyle.
I also hate that we get blamed for aids.... That is sooo wrong. I read that the government was trying to get rid of us. So they offered free vacines to homosexuals. A great percentage of these people later tested positive.
Who do we blame?
People who didn't even choose this lifestyle or people too ignorant to leave us alone?
Sorry, but I had to get this out.......

I really want to hear what you have to say....
Pro? Con? whatever....

Answer 1

exactly, LISEN PEOPLE ANYONE CAN GET AIDS, NOT JUST US LGBT PEOPLE, IF YOU DONY USE PURTECTION AND THEN GET AIDS DONT BLAME US

Answer 2

I didn't. But it seems to be my nature so I'll accept it for what it is. Would that others could do the same.

Yes, there IS a conspiracy theory afoot that the government actively developed the AIDS virus. There are some variants on its actual covert purpose from an advanced form of viral warfare to a real effort to eradicate LGBTQ people from the populace. Some claim its introduction into the general population was on purpose, some claim it was an accident. In any case, this is all hearsay and nothing has been adequately substantiated to implicate the government.

What I do find curious is that despite whether or not it was designed to target a certain segment of the population, its spread to all manner of people speaks to the fact that our cut-and-dried definitions of people's sexual behavior is not so cut-and-dried. If everyone behaved in accordance to the strict definitions of sexual roles, then the virus never would have spread out of the initially infected social subgroup. But because many people cross many lines of sexual behavior, often subversively (or "on the downlow" in modern parlance) so did the virus. This "preaching one life but living another" is quite vividly pointed up by people like Ted Haggard and the prolific number of clergy caught molesting children. Thing is, the virus doesn't discriminate between honesty and dishonesty, lives of integrity and lives of self-deception, or those in power and the powerless. I'm sure many people wish it would.

A good book on the spread of the virus is "And The Band Played On" by Randy Shilts. It's rather intense reading and I would have not liked it had it not been for the fact that it reads almost like a screenplay (it actually was made into a TV movie with Matthew Modine and Alan Alda.) Sad thing is, most of what Shilts puts forth are indeed facts.

Answer 3

I don't think it's a choice at all.
I don't think there is anything wrong with homosexuality, but with people's views on it these days I can't see why anyone on earth would choose it.


By the way lesbians are one of the lowest groups for HIV/AIDS

Answer 4

i think it's a little far fetched to blame the government no matter how homophobic it really is. personally, i don't think gay people chose to be gay just like straight people didn't choose to be straight. i am saying this as a recently "ousted" lesbian and a moderate conservative. i think it's rather unfair for homosexuals, or anyone for that matter to lump all conservatives into one group of homophobes.

Answer 5

I hear you girl, but no matter how hard we try, we will never be fully accepted. That's just the way it is. I think we would be better off trying to build each other up within our own culture instead of worrying so much about what the straight world thinks of us.

Answer 6

I don't think anyone would choose to be gay these days. We choose to come out and be honest with ourselves. Be careful how you frame your questions, especially an electronic form where people can read into whatever they want to read into.

Also, where did you get this information about vaccination for gays? If you misquote information, you run the risk of slander as well as your own credibility. Be careful of your sources.

I get your feeling of wanting support, however, support needs to be constructed carefully otherwise you run the risk of the opposite. Thanks!

Answer 7

I know how u feel. I am bi (but have a boyfirend) n i have many friends that are either gay or trans. For me honestly I don't care what anyone thinks this is who I am and that's how u r and people should just deal with it. Don't pay attention 2 wat others have to say gurl be proud of who you are. These people are just haters and have nothing better to do but make trouble to people who have a more interesting life then them.

Answer 8

Yes, whom you have sex with is your choice. You are just as free to say no and walk away.

There is no genetic component for being gay. It's a choice people make, and people do change their choice over their lives.

A gay person is more likely to come from a divorced home than have a gay person in their family gene pool.

Answer 9

no one chose it it is just who we are. i mean no straight person chooses to be straight do they? and the AIDS virus didn't start with homosexuals or the government. it started in humans when certain men were practicing beastiality with monkeys. syphillis started the same way only with llamas.

Answer 10

i didn't choose either.
it's not fair that we're always the problem of AIDS and HIV.

it does seem like we get blamed for a lot of things out of our control =[

Answer 11

I didn't chose to be this way, but I love who I am and will accept any criticism I get for it.