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View Poll Results: What do you think if a public person announces to the media they are gay or lesbian?
It would make no difference to me and not impact my opinion of the celebrity 38 40.43%
I would think more of them because they are brave and honest 10 10.64%
I would be less likely to respect and watch them on TV or in the movies 23 24.47%
Because I support their rights to a homosexual lifestyle, this questionaire does not apply to me 23 24.47%
Voters: 94. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-07-2014, 05:17 PM
 
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When they state they are gay, they are saying they prefer sex with the same sex.. so who wants to know ??
No, they aren't saying that. It's you projecting your own thoughts on to them.

When you meet a straight couple for the first time, is the fact that they prefer having sex with people of the opposite sex the first thing that pops into your mind? Do you start thinking about the sex acts they perform with each other in their bedroom?
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Old 01-07-2014, 05:24 PM
 
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I am ambivalent. Anyone's sexual preference is none of my business. I think most gay celebrities only come out for the "attaboys" Robin Roberts could have thanked her partner to her face. No need to make it a public gesture.
If I had cancer and my wife supported me, we would not announce it to the media, no one would care anyway.
There would be more mainstream acceptance of the gay lifestyle, if it wasn't announced every day, who is and isn't.
Robin just thanked her partner for her support on her personal Facebook page. She didn't 'announce it to the media'.

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You don't see straight celebrities doing the same thing.
Of course we do- every day. Every time straight celebrities mention their wives, husbands, who they are dating etc.
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Old 01-07-2014, 05:31 PM
 
Location: Florida
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No, they aren't saying that. It's you projecting your own thoughts on to them.

When you meet a straight couple for the first time, is the fact that they prefer having sex with people of the opposite sex the first thing that pops into your mind? Do you start thinking about the sex acts they perform with each other in their bedroom?
That is precisely what defines a homosexual.. the sex act with the same sex. A man can love a man, a woman can love a woman , but when it crosses the line into sex with the same sex , that is what defines the homosexual.
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Old 01-07-2014, 05:35 PM
 
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Why are all of these silly nonsense threads being started about gays, equating being gay to polygamy or whatever. Why are so many straight people so obsessed with anything gay? Most of these threads are started by the anti gay army anyway.
My personal theory is the tightie righties all get the same morning email alerting them to the latest news in all-things-gay. Detailed descriptions a la Phil Roberstson usually follow.
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Old 01-07-2014, 05:38 PM
 
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Read the link.. maybe you may learn something..

Pederasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
That most pederasty throughout history was about heterosexual men using boys or male slaves like they would women?
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Old 01-07-2014, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Geneva, IL
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That is precisely what defines a homosexual.. the sex act with the same sex. A man can love a man, a woman can love a woman , but when it crosses the line into sex with the same sex , that is what defines the homosexual.
No, and you have been told this a million times already. It refers to "romantic attraction, sexual attraction OR sexual behavior".
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Old 01-07-2014, 05:40 PM
 
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That is precisely what defines a homosexual.. the sex act with the same sex. A man can love a man, a woman can love a woman , but when it crosses the line into sex with the same sex , that is what defines the homosexual.
Wrong. Did you become a heterosexual the first time you had sex? Or the first time you learned what sex was?

There are homosexual virgins. There are pre-sexual children who know who they have crushes on. And there are longtime gay couples who live sexless lives, just like hetero couples. It is who you have feelings for.
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Old 01-07-2014, 05:46 PM
 
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That is precisely what defines a homosexual.. the sex act with the same sex. A man can love a man, a woman can love a woman , but when it crosses the line into sex with the same sex , that is what defines the homosexual.
No. It's not.

"Sexual orientation is a term used to refer to a person's emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction to individuals of a particular gender... Sexual orientation involves a person's feelings and sense of identity" - Sexual Orientation

A virgin or celibate heterosexual person is still heterosexual even if they never have "sex acts" with someone of the same sex.

A heterosexual man can rape another man in prison, but he is still heterosexual.
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Old 01-07-2014, 06:30 PM
 
Location: Florida
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No, and you have been told this a million times already. It refers to "romantic attraction, sexual attraction OR sexual behavior".
romantic attraction is also defined between men with boys... that romantic attraction is deviant thoughts also defined as lust
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Old 01-07-2014, 06:54 PM
 
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I don't care. That is their own business and I have no right to judge them, Christianity is about loving the sinner and not throwing stones. It doesn't make me think less of them, but it doesn't make me think better of them either, it shouldn't matter really.

However I do dislike how the media makes a big deal about it, a person is gay? Who cares? It doesn't effect you does it? Therefore it shouldn't be news at all. I don't know though why so many gay people feel the need to '' advertise '' their homosexuality so to speak. Who cares? It's your own personal business,II don't want to hear about it.
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