The lesbian couple down the street is not noticed in the same way a cow on twitter is. They act normal, so the news of their existence does not reach as many people.
Old quote, but this is the basis of your stance, right? Promiscuity and the higher rate of pedophilia among gay men are an issue. We agree on this.
Regardless of where anyone stands on the correlation =/= causation argument, both of us are stuck making stances with reasoning that isn’t conclusive. On your end, the assertion that correlation equals causation is a logical fallacy:
https://www.logicalfallacies.info/presumption/cum-hoc/
On my end, I'm giving explanations and speculations but there has not been any research on these issues so they can't be backed up.
I think you are incorrectly blaming homosexuality for promiscuity and pedophilia, when the real culprit is the unfettered male sex drive. Without female influence, gay men become immersed in a hypersexual echo chamber. Promiscuity and pedophilia are both a consequence of this. Therefore, it would be more effective to shame people for being sluts than to shame them for being homosexuals.
There is a lot miscommunication surrounding this topic. This is partly because people often use the term “homosexuals” in its most general sense, when they are in fact only referring to the men. This leads to heavy-handed statements that inadvertently drag lesbians into the picture. I'm not saying this because I'm about to launch into a lecture about gender politics, I just bring this up because it's a relevant observation.
People also have different definitions of homosexuality. We're not all drawing the same distinction between genuine same-sex attraction and lust when talking about relationships.
This is what I
don't think homosexuality is: If anyone, heterosexuals included, are pushed into needing sexual release badly enough, then they’ll succumb to fucking just about anything or anyone- including a sex that they wouldn’t initially be attracted to. There is no romance or love in these situations. Only animal instinct. This isn’t real attraction.
This is what I
do think it is: Homosexuality is inescapable. Not only is there a clear attraction to the same sex, but bonding with a partner comes with an intense emotional connection that is unique to romantic relationships. At least, I assume that bond is the thing most people are referring to when they talk about feelings of romance or love. A real gay person not only experiences homosexual attraction, but is only capable of experiencing that bond with the same sex.
I’m curious what your definition is.
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(Side note: My requirement of an emotional bond in the definition of homosexuality could be used to argue against the legitimacy of several instances of homosexuality in animals. This is a fair argument. Analysis of this topic is a rabbit hole because the term “homosexuality” is applied in the context of observed courtship, sexual, pairing, and parenting behaviors. Even when these four things are not always occurring together.)
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The problem with MY definition is that I’m not a man. I don’t know if they count emotional connection as a necessity in their relationships. I often get the impression that their “relationships” are just sex with no emotional significance. It also might depend on the individual. I’ve seen evidence of both, so I’m guessing that the higher sex drive makes it more difficult to discern between romance and lust. For this, I’m grateful that I’m not a homosexual man. My dating pool isn’t great, but at least the promiscuity issue isn’t as bad.
This leads into the pedophilia topic. I didn’t mean to avoid it. I should have been clearer about how my previous comments were related.
I think LGBT's ever expanding umbrella, combined with its immunity to criticism creates a shield that is easy for just about anyone to pick up. I think pedophiles abuse this shield, even when they are not really homosexuals.
This does not mean I don't understand that there is supposedly a higher ratio of pedophilia within the homosexual population. However, the constant between pedophilia in heterosexuals and homosexuals is that it is a crime that is almost exclusive to men. I think the higher ratio in gay men occurs because heterosexuals with pedophilic tendencies face more pressure to not act on these desires. Still, let's not pretend like their porn doesn't entertain the thought in its most borderline legality.
(But wait, doesn’t the situation with the Catholic church contradicts this?)
Yes. Just as too much freedom with sex drive is harmful, total repression is an issue as well.
Sexual abuse is always a problem when religious authorities are given power over children. It happens to both genders (see the mormon church) but many of the homosexual instances occur in boys's institutions- where girls aren't allowed and the clergymen only have access to boys.
Going back to my earlier statement about desperation leading to indiscriminate fucking: What do you think happens when you put prepubescent boys at the disposal of celibate, sexually frustrated men? Does this mean the clergymen are homosexuals? Or are their actions based on animal instinct?