Although we cannot prove that homosexuality is Genetic at the moment, we cannot even begin to say that being gay is a choice, as for most gay men and women its is not.

it is a harsh fact of a persons life which they have to learn to come to terms with themselves. think about it, with all the gay hate out there would you really WANT to be gay?? i know i wouldn't.

yet people are. their not just weirdos who enjoy being disliked, they are ordinary people who want love and respect just as much as the next straight person. today i had a lot of people telling me that they weren't homophobic, they just didn't want 'it' around them. that IS homophobia because it is unfair and it is prejudiced. if you see a straight couple kissing in a film you say 'awww how sweet i knew they would kiss in the end!' but make it a gay couple and you have people shouting 'errr turn it off that's disgusting!' or in the case of lesbians they are turned into some kind of sex objects for men to lust over, 'oooh yeah HLA', yet when asked seriously about views on lesbianism most would say it goes against their beliefs and is wrong.

i am a 17 year old girl and i fail to see how people older than me who are supposed to be wiser, who are supposed to be role models, can spread this hate down the generations of their own families, to young individuals who deserve to form their own opinions based on the things they are witness to during their lives. how can this nation become a safe positive place for people to live if people are still hated or even judged for things they cannot change in themselves.

i am mixed raced and if someone was horrible to me or about me for being so most people would step in and tell them that it is wrong and racist. this is because black, white or whatever we are all the same were all still human. we have almost learnt that when it comes to race.

today people i go to school with placed being homosexual in line with being Hitler. that is so wrong it is unbelievable, not only because they are nothing alike but because Hitler killed so many gay people during his rule, and for any British person to say that a fellow British person is like Hitler when they so clearly aren't is truly a disgrace to our nation that has fought so hard for the freedom and non-discrimination of all people.

when i have kids i will not inflict a religion on them, i will not inflict a prejudice of certain people on them, i will allow them to grow up in the most multicultural and diverse place i can, most likely London, and i will teach them about love, loving with your whole heart. even loving people you don't know or people that have done the worst imaginable things, because when you have that amount of love you can look so much deeper into people, you begin to see the reason for all the wrong in the world is not what people are it is how they became what they are. it is a lack of love and a lack of self esteem.

have a good long think about all the illnesses mentally you can develop that you can directly link with a lack of self esteem or lack of love from others which enables you to love others back.

if you cannot love gay people, straight people, bisexuals, transgender or any other type of person equally then you do have a problem. maybe what some of you need to remember is that you don't ever usually have to watch your friends having sex, so like with straight ones having a gay friend wouldn't hurt you if the act is what you dislike. they might be the best friend you've ever had but you might miss out if your too frightened of them to give them a chance.

there is much more i could say i'm very passionate about this topic,

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