Majority, that's the word on which the entire democracy is built.Its not peoples rule its the rule of the Majority.so its not astonishing(ya i am liberal with the word astonishing) when people say that, what majority thinks is always right!
Humans are always afraid of the things which they don't understand and that's the reason why there is such wide spread hatred for homosexuals from the "Majority".
The reason why i choose to write on this topic is, the other day i was having a chat with one of my friend(we will call her PC, if i include her name i am sure she will kill me lol) and eventually this topic came up. she had the same misconceptions which i used to have.i wasn't surprised by the statements she made coz that's the exact thing which is going inside the minds of the majority and at some point even i used to share the same misconceptions.at the end of the discussion i was able to change her mind which eventually gave me the idea to write on this topic and clear the air for the poor souls.
i am writing this blog in a dialogue format( PC is my friend's name and i am ...... AP)
(some statements i have added on my own which i thought should be included but were not raised by PC).
PC: Homosexuality is a western concept
AP: Now u might be astonished by my answer but homosexuality is not a western concept.actually its not even a concept its a reality!
.In retrospect, the section 377 was not written by an Indian it was written by a British lord. when lord Macaulay wrote 377, it was a time when the western world was homophobic . they even burnt a gay live on a cross! so it was the western world which brought homophobia to India because before 377 India was sexually free! . i am sure ur still not satisfied by my theory so lets c her 2nd statement.
PC: Homosexuality is not a part of Indian culture.
AP: Actually it is! right from Sikhandi in mahabharat(the one who is the reason why bhishma dies!) to kamasutra or the khajuraho temple all talk about homosexuality which is not true for western culture.In fact, in indian culture an eunuch's blessing is considered as a good omen for a newborn child. was there a single homosexual in western culture ? so how can homosexuality be a western influence.the only reason why people associate it as western influence is because western people are broadminded and they did not have a obnoxious arrogant reticent attitude like we do!
PC: Homosexuality causes aids
AP: First of all diseases don't have sexual orientations."One has an equally high chance of contracting HIV/AIDS through vaginal sex as with anal sex.For people concerned with contracting the virus through anal or vaginal sex, the best way to prevent from contracting this disease is to know your partner's sexual history and of course use protection".(the lines inside the double quotes are not written by me, i got it from a doctor friend)
PC: Homosexuality is against nature.
AP: Its quite unfair to say that what we do is natural and what they do is unnatural.coz like us even they r a part of nature and thus are humans and not freaks!
but than that's not a proper reasoning so if u need facts.... how about this,Homosexual behavior does occur in the animal kingdom outside humans, especially in social species, particularly in marine birds and mammals, monkeys, and the great apes. Homosexual behavior has been observed among 1,500 species, and in 500 of those it is well documented!
To turn the approach on its head: No species has been found in which homosexual behavior has not been shown to exist, with the exception of species that never have sex at all, such as sea urchins and aphis. Moreover, a part of the animal kingdom is hermaphroditic, truly bisexual. For them, homosexuality is not an issue.I am sure like us even animals are part of nature.so if homosexuality is natural among other species of nature then how does it become unnatural among humans?
PC: Homosexuality is a mental disease and they need psychiatric help
AP: i was not able to to give a proper reasoning against this statement so had to search online for it and got these lines from an actual gay person:(his orkut name is Thor aka T)
"well, having struggled with homosexuality since the age of 13 to 14, having tried to 'cure' it and having had to finally confront the fact that it couldn't be 'cured' (that is never feel same-sex-attraction in a way that I don't have to repress anything anymore)".
we think its a mental disease coz we were wired to believe that homosexuality is a crime its unnatural etc etc what we fail to understand is that, it is a reality and that what they really need is not any treatment but support from the people they love(as in their friends and parents)
I guess the blog is becoming too huge so to sum up, everyone has the right to live a life of dignity and have the right for privacy.Homosexuals are no different because even they are humans and even they deserve.............FREEDOM!
P.S: India has got a population of more than a billion, a couple of homos is gonna be a big help ;-)
Humans are always afraid of the things which they don't understand and that's the reason why there is such wide spread hatred for homosexuals from the "Majority".
The reason why i choose to write on this topic is, the other day i was having a chat with one of my friend(we will call her PC, if i include her name i am sure she will kill me lol) and eventually this topic came up. she had the same misconceptions which i used to have.i wasn't surprised by the statements she made coz that's the exact thing which is going inside the minds of the majority and at some point even i used to share the same misconceptions.at the end of the discussion i was able to change her mind which eventually gave me the idea to write on this topic and clear the air for the poor souls.
i am writing this blog in a dialogue format( PC is my friend's name and i am ...... AP)
(some statements i have added on my own which i thought should be included but were not raised by PC).
PC: Homosexuality is a western concept
AP: Now u might be astonished by my answer but homosexuality is not a western concept.actually its not even a concept its a reality!
.In retrospect, the section 377 was not written by an Indian it was written by a British lord. when lord Macaulay wrote 377, it was a time when the western world was homophobic . they even burnt a gay live on a cross! so it was the western world which brought homophobia to India because before 377 India was sexually free! . i am sure ur still not satisfied by my theory so lets c her 2nd statement.
PC: Homosexuality is not a part of Indian culture.
AP: Actually it is! right from Sikhandi in mahabharat(the one who is the reason why bhishma dies!) to kamasutra or the khajuraho temple all talk about homosexuality which is not true for western culture.In fact, in indian culture an eunuch's blessing is considered as a good omen for a newborn child. was there a single homosexual in western culture ? so how can homosexuality be a western influence.the only reason why people associate it as western influence is because western people are broadminded and they did not have a obnoxious arrogant reticent attitude like we do!
PC: Homosexuality causes aids
AP: First of all diseases don't have sexual orientations."One has an equally high chance of contracting HIV/AIDS through vaginal sex as with anal sex.For people concerned with contracting the virus through anal or vaginal sex, the best way to prevent from contracting this disease is to know your partner's sexual history and of course use protection".(the lines inside the double quotes are not written by me, i got it from a doctor friend)
PC: Homosexuality is against nature.
AP: Its quite unfair to say that what we do is natural and what they do is unnatural.coz like us even they r a part of nature and thus are humans and not freaks!
but than that's not a proper reasoning so if u need facts.... how about this,Homosexual behavior does occur in the animal kingdom outside humans, especially in social species, particularly in marine birds and mammals, monkeys, and the great apes. Homosexual behavior has been observed among 1,500 species, and in 500 of those it is well documented!
To turn the approach on its head: No species has been found in which homosexual behavior has not been shown to exist, with the exception of species that never have sex at all, such as sea urchins and aphis. Moreover, a part of the animal kingdom is hermaphroditic, truly bisexual. For them, homosexuality is not an issue.I am sure like us even animals are part of nature.so if homosexuality is natural among other species of nature then how does it become unnatural among humans?
PC: Homosexuality is a mental disease and they need psychiatric help
AP: i was not able to to give a proper reasoning against this statement so had to search online for it and got these lines from an actual gay person:(his orkut name is Thor aka T)
"well, having struggled with homosexuality since the age of 13 to 14, having tried to 'cure' it and having had to finally confront the fact that it couldn't be 'cured' (that is never feel same-sex-attraction in a way that I don't have to repress anything anymore)".
we think its a mental disease coz we were wired to believe that homosexuality is a crime its unnatural etc etc what we fail to understand is that, it is a reality and that what they really need is not any treatment but support from the people they love(as in their friends and parents)
I guess the blog is becoming too huge so to sum up, everyone has the right to live a life of dignity and have the right for privacy.Homosexuals are no different because even they are humans and even they deserve.............FREEDOM!
P.S: India has got a population of more than a billion, a couple of homos is gonna be a big help ;-)
1 comment:
A Perfect ending to, what i believe, is a long lasting debate..
"everyone has the right to live a life of dignity and have the right for privacy.Homosexuals are no different because even they are humans and even they deserve.............FREEDOM!"
Even i believe in the same thing, let ppl live the way they want to... Respect their decision.. !!! :-)
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