Homophobia: homosexuality and men assignment

Now let’s move on to one of the most controversial issues dealing with homosexuals and their rights, marriage. Many people view homosexual marriage as wrong. They have many reasons for viewing it this way. The main reason is religion. Many feel that it is against God to be a homosexual. Not only this, but the individual beliefs that if two men or two women were to get married, it would be mocking the will of God. According to people who argue this, God intended for a man and a women to get married and have kids. If two men or two women got married, they would be unable to procreate, thus going against God’s will.

However, as stated in our class, not all heterosexual couples have children. So is this a valid reason? I do not believe so. Another reason given is that homosexual marriage will decrease the importance of family. Why? What does your importance of family have anything to do with other people? If you strongly value your family and consider them important I don’t see how two men or two women marrying will impact you at all. Many other homophobic heterosexuals feel that if too many same-sex marriages exist, it will degrade what we hold to be a “ normal” family. People claim that this can be related to an alcoholic in the family.

There are very few homosexual men that would actually want to have sex with a straight one. Why would a gay man go out of his way to make someone do something that wouldn’t be pleasurable for either person? It is just an inconceivable thought to have. It is very irrational; thus, I think the word irrational should be added to the definition. To wrap up I want to discuss the very unpleasant effects of homophobia. The effects can be both emotional and physical. The main emotional effect is depression. If you are constantly getting ridiculed, then you are going to fall into depression.

If you know you can’t be yourself and be accepted, then you become depressed. You are led to believe that there is no way to come out of this low point in your life and this can lead to suicidal thoughts. The LGBT community is four times more likely to commit suicide than the straight community (National). Also related is murder of homosexuals. The Matthew Shepard case is the most well known to both gays and straights alike and one that shocked the nation. Matthew Shepard was born on Dec 1, 1976. Twenty one years later, on October 7th Matthew was lured away with two guys claiming to be gay.