1) There is nowhere near that much genetic influence for ANY complex human behavior.

The “born that way” claim serves 2 purposes:
– it sidesteps moral and clinical discussion of the promiscuity that typifies the gay “community”
– with Big Lie propaganda techniques of repetition, it creates a sloppy association between “occurring in nature” and “normal, well-adjusted, healthy”

2) Your assertion that homosexuality cannot be cured shows that the “born that way” propaganda has worked – at least partially – on you.

In fact the psychological literature up until the 70s had numerous articles on successful treatment of unwanted homosexual desires. The paper trail dries up abruptly in the mid-70s because that’s when the activists took over.

Homosexuality is similar to other compulsive/addictive behaviors. It can be treated using the same techniques as for drink, drugs, and eating disorders, with the same success rates.

3) Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. The prevalent patterns of behavior in the gay “community” sharply contradict widely held beliefs about health, adult sexual expression. They certainly have nothing to do with the commitment and intimacy that characterize marriage.

There is nothing “hateful” or “prejudiced” in pointing out the obvious.

4) and 5) Well, no. Schools have become hotbeds of PC indoctrination, and any bullying is a result of progressives forcing the issue.

From longitudinal studies, we know that 25-30 percent of teens experience transient same-sex attractions (what used to be called “crushes” in a saner age). Since those identifying as homosexual are only 2 percent of the population – the vast majority of those kids go on to integrate a normal heterosexual identity.

Or at least they used to – now these innocents have been made grist for the mill of PC indoctrination, and what was once a minor blip of adolescence is now given the full identity-politics treatment.

I don’t think significant numbers will be “turned” to homosexuality – but they are certainly being burdened and defiled with yet another set of hypersexual messages from the adults around them.

It is naive to think of the schools as anything like ideologically neutral ground.

Read what she actually says again (I don’t know if it’s really a “she,” by the way; the comment originates in India—supposedly—but that is a proxy, most likely, used to conceal its true origins, which are unknown). “Amy” poses as a resident of New York, and says Paladino has lost her. This, by the way, would be a valid point of view for a gay rights activist, although my guess is that a gay rights activist would be unlikely to be a Paladino supporter in the first place. But then she writes that New Yorkers will remember the faces surrounding him when he gave the hate speech, and that “we” are told to stay out of politics for a reason.

Who is “we?” Take a look at the video. Paladino is surrounded by Chasidic Jews. The troll “Amy” either means Chasidic Jews or, more likely, Jews in general.

In either case, I would be interested in hearing what it means to you for you to take that position. Obviously, you feel strongly. Help us understand.

One more question: who are the “we” who need to stay out of politics?

Exactly right. They say people who are “intolerant” should just shut up. Here’s the problem with that: Tolerance IMPLIES disapproval. Tolerance is the condition of acquiescing to to something one doesn’t like. Simply expressing disapproval doesn’t mean Mr Paladino is intolerant.

http://zombietime.com/prop_8_gay_marriage_ruling/

Outside of Manhattan, P-town, etc., such a view is the norm, folks.

He also said he wasn’t interested in picking on homosexuals, and in fact, I doubt seriously he or any other Republican would persecute them. But it’s not “fair” to make majority of the population bow to the will of 5% when it comes to defining marriage.

I agree the State should mostly stay out of the issue, pro and con.

But whether one does or not, as many commenters have pointed out, the attack on Paladino is not a criticism of what he said, but an attempt to deny him the right to say it.

The PC left/media is trying to make the subject of homosexuality off-limits to anyone not part of the leftist gay lobby.

They are trying to shut down free speech and it’s just about that simple.