I think we need Bay or another gay person's input on this one.
And Bay, please giv us your honest thoughts, no BS. Just keep it real.
Cuz I'd imagine you would've thought about this one more than any of us.
I mean, is there something psychological, or is it purely biological?
In other words, how does it feel to be gay?
How does it feel to be straight? I don't know what you're really asking, but I offered one theory on the 'purpose' of homosexuality here
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=20939.msg2991700#msg2991700There may not be a single answer to whatever it is you
are asking. Different people have different experiences and perspectives. Some people do not 'realize' they are gay until very late in life (20's 30's 40's 50s) while other people know it from a very early age. Haven't you ever observed a kid that was, say, three or four years old and thought to yourself "that kid is going to be gay when he grows up"? And then he does. Is that kid making a choice to be gay at 3 years old? I don't think so.
Despite her parents and conservative environment Mary Cheney grew up to be a lesbian. Did she choose that? I don't think so.
Back to the Supreme Court's ruling: issues of civil rights and equality must
never be decided by the 'will of the people' or popular opinion because popular opinion is often popular folly. A majority of people can be easily manipulated (by a good orator, commercials, advertising religion, etc.) into voting for all kinds of nonsense, but the Courts are there to make sure that whatever is voted on by the public or the legislature passes a Constitutional test. The Constitution demands equal protection under the law for
all citizens. That is a lesson the country had to be reminded of when it came to blacks, women, and now gays and lesbians... there will certainly be another group in the future...
Even with the Constitution in place there is a higher test: would I want to be treated that way? The fundamental principal of equality is what this is about. The reality is not everyone believes in equality. History tells us that has always been true; perhaps it always will be.