Gender

I read the article Understanding sexual orientation. It was very interesting to read about homosexual vs heterosexuals. Sometimes our society tends to put homosexuals in this little box of how they are supposed to act, dress, talk, walk etc when in reality everyone is their own person and everyone may not want to be so open about what they do and who they do. As human beings we need a more broad mind about sexual orientation/preference. Kinsey suggested that anyone's sexual orientation may change over time, I believe this is true because I know some people who started out liking the opposite sex but then began dating someone of the same sex. Sometimes people want to explore and see their options, sometimes people get hurt and just cannot deal with the pain of that. In society we tend to put labels on those who have had a "homosexual experience" as homosexual because that's the way society tends to look at things, from this one view standpoint. There could be various reasons where we have these "homosexual experiences" such as a child being molested by the same sex does that make that young child homosexual when they don't even know what just happened to them. Some people don't have to agree with the lifestyle but everyone deserves respect and to be who they are in the world. It is said that homosexuals have characteristics that are obvious such as being flamboyant or dressing like a guy when in reality there are people we pass everyday that may be homosexual and we don't even know that they are because they hide it so well. For me personally homosexuality is a very sensitive topic for me because I have a brother that is gay and I love him with all of my heart but I never want people to judge him or hurt him in any way. I don't ever have to much to say about the topic since my brother loves this lifestyle and I don't want anyone to ever come at him the wrong way. I may not personally agree but I try not to have to much of an opinion about it because some of my friends are homosexual and my own blood is as well. In general I just believe that everyone has a life and what they do with their life is their business. We have to let everyone do them and stay out of it because we are all individuals and have the right to do what we want and to do who we want. The article stated that there are so many labels put on homosexual males such as they aren't athletic, when a basketball player just came out and said he was gay... ummm that label makes NO sense then! Sometimes people have these stupid traditions that everyone just believes but never thinks or takes the time to think maybe it doesn't make sense. It also said that homosexual males are supposed to be into the arts, decorating, hairstyling etc as I stated previously there is a homosexual BASKETBALL player and I am quite sure there are more that just don't want to come out. Homosexual males go to the army does that make them any less manly or inferior? A man is a man that won't change and everyone is free to do what they want. These stereotypes are beyond ridiculous and it just has to stop. I am so grateful that this basketball player decided to speak up and say that he was homosexual hopefully this opens people minds and makes them be more open minded about situations like this. The article also stated that there are men that participate in opposite sex engagement and its true because at a point in my brothers life he did like girls excuse me LOVED GIRLS but sometimes people try but they really have other desires but that's up to the person. I believe we should stay out of other peoples relationship and preferences and worry about our own. Once a man always a man regardless of what their preference is ...