My straight view on Homo sapiens

Whenever I hear poeple talking about their disgust over homosexuals, I cannot help myself but to chuckle; not because of the issue is funny or something, but I laugh at their often too-shallow view about the topic. More than often, to their consternation, those who promulgate their rejection towards the homosexuals cannot even answer the simple question of "What is wrong of being gay/lesbian?" which they stated for the umpteenth time in their everyday life that they are, indeed, wrong (hands up those who can give me a good and convincing answer). This is such a controversial issue in today's world, therefore this week, I just have the urge to write down my piece of mind.

Over the centuries, homosexuality has been a gargantuan and ever controversial social issue around the globe. Almost all religions are against it (except Buddhism which is much more tolerant or rather vague in this issue) claiming that it is against the 'law of nature'. Those who grow up saturated with religious teachings have tried to convince everyone that it is bad and unholy by stating that God created the oppoite sex for a reason. Yet somehow this so-called unorthodox behaviour is being seen in animals, such as the Emperor penguins, African elepahnts and even house flies. Are they not creations of God as well? If they are meant to be that way, why are we making such a big fuss over the same thing with human beings? The reality is that this behaviour is so common that it begs an explanation for it. If this is not what they are meant to be, Darwin's theory of Natural Selection would have eradicated it eons ago.

In fact, the very gene that causes man to be homosexual is found in human beings. And this raised the worrying and ironic question: how could a trait so at odds with reproduction survive the Natural Selection? and what is its significance? If this is genetic, do we have the right to condemn the behaviour? We had, for centuries, been fighting for human rights and the very condemnation had violated the first article in UN's declaration of human rights which stated : All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. These are the questions people have to ponder before lambasting the homosexuals with caustic remarks.

Then there are the people who said that their opposition towards homosexuality is not a form of discrimination because those people choose to be gay. From the point of view of a homosexual, the same argument could be used: the others simply choose to be heterosexual. To me, being a homoexual or not, it is just the simple matter of choice-just like a person prefers green while the other have an inexplicable soft spot for red. Its all the complicated and complex yet natural neurological and psychological wonders of nature. If one day the world were to declare that red-loving people are freaks, isn't it bizzare and baffling? The same applies to homosexuality. What I am saying is that being a homosexual is not a mental illness and will never be.

On the other hand, the too stereotyped realms of masculinity and femininity should be revised and probably reformed. The prejudiced minority of homosexuals is subjected to stereotyping in which gays are effiminate and too often sensitive while lesbians are tomboys and radical. However, sensitive men are prized assests in the world hitherto, and women needs a tinge of masculinity to climb the rung of the career ladder. Therefore another question pops up: are all male social workers gay and career-obsessed dragon ladies lesbians? For most of the cases, they are not and in fact being respected by the community around them. And more than often gays act as manly as the world wants a man to be.

Zeus, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Julius Caesar had had romantic or sexual relationships with the same sex. Somehow we managed to overlook this 'behavioral idiosyncracy' because of their historical contributions. Why can't we do the same with the homosexuals today? Look at them as a whole and not just focus on their sexual preferences then making a great deal about it. Rethink and explore more of the questions in the gray area and can you now asnwer the very first question: what is wrong of being gay/lesbian?