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Originally Posted by dor  (some people theorize nations/peoples fall when the family unit- the building block of society - falls apart (late rome for example tried to require all patricians have three children) often homosexuality is a hallmark of that break down. - granted so is 'free love' childless couples, ect
symptom, not cause, in other words... |
I think it may very well be the other way around. Acceptance of homosexuality needs a certain cultural advancement because humans are by nature xenophobic and that often includes homophobia. Societies also need a certain cultural advancement to break down, otherwise there is not very much that can break down. In my opinion in the world of today (which includes the presence of nuclear weapons and a rather large environmental problem) we simply cannot afford anymore that kind of xenophobia. In a world where homosexuals are discriminated against, they surely are not the only minority that is being discriminated against. Therefore, advancing the acceptance of homosexuality is an important task that gay people have and it fits very well into the bigger scheme of saving the world. Nowadays we either live together in one world or we will have no world at all.
Regarding the "family unit": families are great if they work. However, a rather large minority of the families are simply nothing less then very bad for the children they raise. Steve would probably talk about "children with parents that have a lower level of awareness" (or something like that) in that case. This is a most terrible thing.
@openeyes:
I personally do not believe very much in the "sexual continuum". But this may well be related to my own sexual situation. I simply feel zero sexual attraction towards women. If there is such a continuum, I think that most people are located somewhere near to either endpoint and a much smaller minority lives somewhere in between.