Homosexuality as disability?

[theswordmaiden]

'[On disabilities] What about being gay? While gays and lesbians lack the ability to be sexually attracted to the opposite sex, straight people lack the ability to be sexually attracted to their own sex. This line of argument implies that unless we are bisexual we are suffering from an erotic disability. Is it possible to argue that homosexuals are

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[fpb]

That is how I see it - but then, they have me marked as a homophobe anyway. You see, you are not supposed to say anything that means that homosexuality is not in any way thrilling and wonderful and the height of the human experience.

[theswordmaiden]

"The height of human experience," really? They said that? Well, perhaps they do not value fully shared participation in pregnancy and creating life, or they value other things more (I've heard "because you understand your own gender best so they make the best partners"). I don't understand much of this subject so it's always nice to see something that makes sense, like this article.