our time
I know that any of us that are gay have accepted this fact, if not in the past, then slowly over time. Some of us have tried pursuing girls when we were younger (and some even now), and this has resulted in knowing "for certain" that we are this or that i.e. gay or straight or bi, etc. Although there exists a continuum consisting of one end as straight and the other end gay, we all exist somewhere in between that, but what causes where we are on that continuum? Perhaps that is the debate that we should focus on, and this may very well be contributed to by our environment. We are species--namely homo sapien or human being. Just as other species in the past existed well before our time, it is in our best interest to reproduce. It's like we're programmed to do that. That's the only way that we can continue our race. I know that not every straight couple out there has their own offspring for certain reasons. But understand that if being gay has something to do--if even remotely--with genetics, then over time there won't be gay/bi people around aside from those who are leaning towards the gay side of the continuum but still have their own offspring. As Darwin pointed out, only those traits with favorable genetic characteristics that aid towards the surival of life will pass the test of time, or the survival of the "fittest." We may get those marriage rights, etc. but that doesn't really mean anything towards us aside from this so called "progress of human kind and equal rights." On a deeper level, we (as gays/lesbians) are going to be extinct and there is nothing we can do about it. Sure, it wont happen in a few thousand years, but that time will come one day. I know that all of us want to be accepted and want to feel "normal." Some of us try and be different just to defy normality. Others of us think that being gay or straight or bi is normal. As much as we want to think that all of us are created "equal", we are not. We're all different in every regard, less identical twins who differ due to environmental factors. Do I think that we should have equal rights? I think that the certain priviledges that life gives us should be there for all, but in no way, shape, or form do I believe that we are all equal in any regard. I feel that even if we gain more priviledges as a group of gays or lesbians, we're still different, and this difference isn't to our advantage. Life isn't about love. It doesn't make the world go around. It's about our identity. It's about our uniqueness, and according to natural selection, our uniqueness will not survive the test of time.