Why Would Anyone Choose to be ‘Gay’? | Godfather Politics

Why Would Anyone Choose to be ‘Gay’? | Godfather Politics.

November 4, 2011 by The Godfather

I saw the following post on Facebook: “Why would anybody CHOOSE to be gay, with all the stigma that goes along with it?” The assumption being made by this person is that there are so many negative things attached to “coming out” as a homosexual, that only a person who was actually born a homosexual would admit that he was a homosexual. Here was my response: “Why do people smoke when they know it shortens their life, causes cancer, and contributes to heart disease? Why do people continue to eat huge amounts of food when they know it’s making them fat and harming their health? Why do alcoholics continue to drink even though they know it’s destroying their health, ruining their family, and jeopardizing their career? Why do people harm themselves with substances that damage major organs, rot teeth, and lead to life-long addiction?”

The answer is simple: People like doing harmful things even if the behavior has negative consequences attached to them and people look down on the behavior. In fact, some people engage in certain behaviors so they can be different and set themselves against the status quo. How many kids who wanted to tick off their parents brought the wrong kind of boyfriend home, starting smoking, got something pierced, dressed in an odd way, dabbled in drugs, or engaged in promiscuous sex? Some people get trapped in these behaviors. They become an addiction. In other cases, group solidarity is important where acceptance is the greater desire.