Is There Any Non-Religious Arguments Against Homosexuality?

Question

I was just wondering if there was ever any reasoning that is against homosexuality that doesn't come from religious beliefs.

Have you heard any?

Answer 1

i have heard the ridiculous "the population will dwindle". but i have so many problems with that statement i can't even begin to debunk it.

bill oreily has said a couple times that if marriage equality were the way of the land then people would marry ducks and goats. a senator from texas (Coryn) used a similar argument in a speech but instead insinuated that box turtles are going to be sought after for marriage.

but other than those i can't really think of any. and i can't think of any reasonable ones. your question brings about an important point about morality and freedom of religion.

Answer 2

How about this?

"Gays and lesbians have suffered from numerous legal disadvantages in twentieth-century America. During World War II many enlisted personnel serving in the United States military forces received dishonorable discharges on the basis of their homosexuality. However, in keeping with the emerging perception of homosexuality as a medical condition, attempts were made to cure soldiers of their disability. The military's view of homosexuality as an illness was in keeping with the beliefs of the psychiatric profession at that time. From 1952 to 1973 the American Psychiatric Association listed homosexuality as a mental disorder.

"Following World War II, in the wake of the emergence of the Cold War, this process of turning homosexuality into a medical condition receded somewhat, and homosexuality's connotations of immorality and perversion were reinvigorated for a time. At the same time Senator Joseph McCarthy was leading the hunt for communists, the United States Congress also became concerned about purging the federal government of so-called sex perverts. In June 1950 the Senate authorized an inquiry into the 'Employment of Homosexuals and Other Moral Perverts in Government.' The results of the inquiry were unambiguously damning, concluding that a homosexual 'tends to have a corrosive influence upon his fellow employees. These perverts will frequently attempt to entice normal individuals to engage in perverted practices. ... One homosexual can pollute an office.' As a result of this report, dismissals from government service on the basis of homosexuality increased twelvefold. Indeed, one of Eisenhower's first tasks as president in 1953 was to issue an executive order barring homosexuals from all federal jobs."

Does any of that answer your question about non-religious arguments, such as the point about the APA's views?

BTW, I am still hoping for some more responses to a question I asked 4 days ago.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiEVJQbuzA21rOBJl_uWZUfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071004110312AAUgKL1
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Answer 3

Yes - a hedonistic lifestyle is not a good choice to life ones life. There is very little satisfaction to a life philosophy that states 'if it feels good, do it". Typically the person who adopts this way of life feels unfulfilled, empty, depressed because they can never find what's missing in their life, so they engage in riskier and riskier behavior to seek that what they miss.

It's better in life when we realize that we can never get everything we desire. Some form of self denial is good for us as we need to know that we will never have everything.

Answer 4

Some say that it is a biological mutation because we are suppose to procreate. That pissed a lot of people off because I guess that mutation is a bad word. I guess homosexuals don't want to hear that some people don't agree with them.

Answer 5

yeah... but it came from a religious person (my dad). something about AIDS. x) another one was when he was arguing about how gays shouldn't be allowed to adopt. He was like "wouldn't you be embarrassed if you had two moms or two dads? i mean, kids would make fun of you!". i was only 10 and i think i said something like "not really...". but if gays were more accepted in society and it was more normal, it wouldn't be embarrassing and most kids wouldn't make fun of it.

Answer 6

Not any that aren't made up or that have strong evidence to support them.

Answer 7

Not that I'm aware of.

Answer 8

Not that I know of.

Answer 9

No