Same-sex Stuff

Well, we all know how difficult this topic is to talk about for those of us who do not agree with this kind of lifestyle, without getting negative comments no matter what your view is. So let me just clear something up for those reading this post, first, the LDS church does NOT hate the LGBT people. Yes, it is against our religion, but people who are attracted to the same sex are still children of God; we all are, no matter how or where we live, or who we love and marry. I think the problem is that there is, unfortunately, people, some LDS members, religious people or just "regular" people who really do hate people in the LGBT society. So does that mean that the group they fall into feel the same way? Of course not! Everyone has their own opinion and feelings about this topic, and we should all respect it.
In class, we talked about how being "gay" is not genetic, and people are not born that way. There was an interesting thing we discussed as a class; that some people (not all), become gay by the experiences they have had in their lives. Now some of you might say: "You guys just think that because you are Mormon"; and I say nope! That is not why! My professor, is a marriage and family therapist, and he has had patients or clients who are gay, so he does have a professional experience in the matter. Anyway, continuing with what I was saying; there are some people who were labeled from childhood, because they were not your typical boy or girl. To make it short, if we want to prevent our children from being sexually confused, not knowing what they are, it is our duty as parents and family members to help and support the child. If a little boy likes to play with dolls or is not interested in playing with cars or sports, it does not make him gay. The problem is that we, as a society, tend to label certain activities and actions as specific gender types. That is when we begin to think that if a girl does not like dolls, or girly things, something is wrong with her, and their actions are weird. Children do not know the difference, so why should we label them, when they are exploring their surroundings and beginning to know what they like and dislike?
I know that as a LDS member, it must be difficult to face this kind of lifestyle, but just so you know the church provides different kinds of support to those who feel alone, and hated on. In fact, I ran across this video on YouTube called, "It Gets Better at Brigham Young University", where LDS members who are homosexuals, tell their stories or experience as a student at BYU while being gay.

It just goes on to prove that we want to help those who are feeling alone, because I have to admit that being homosexual and being part of the LDS community is not easy. I have friends and know people who are homosexual, and I respect them. I may not agree with the lifestyle they live, but just like our Heavenly Father, I love them because they are my brothers/sisters, we are children of God, and we shouldn't forget that.