Are singaporean mature enough to accept gays/lesbians?

SnowFlag SG

As above. Cool

thinger SG

HAHAHA. are you stupid? of course they arent, not on the whole.

a few here and there might be okay with it, but on the whole - fat fucking chance.

Lingos SG

Obviously not.

goaler SG

Personally, I dun think it is a matter of accepting or not.
It is about morals.

Homosexuality is immoral and should never be accepted.

We should help the homosexuals to change, to be normal again and not to accept their behaviour.

I must admit that the society is slowly accepting them. 10 years ago, you dun see homosexual walking down the road, and if you do, you are likely to criticize them. Now, it seems to be a common sight, people dun seem to be bothered by them.

Sigh, what is the society becoming into? Crying or Very sad

Lingos SG

It's not about morals or lack of morals.
It's a preference of lifestyle. Stop passing judgement.

SnowFlag SG

what are the reasons for not accepting?

goaler SG

It's a preference of lifestyle?

Huh? If they prefer an immoral lifestyle, how can we accept them?
It's wrong, it's immoral and we cannot accept them. What we should do is to help them to lead a normal lifestyle.

We are not to accept them....

Lingos SG

Originally posted by goaler:

[b]It's a preference of lifestyle?

Huh? If they prefer an immoral lifestyle, how can we accept them?
It's wrong, it's immoral and we cannot accept them. What we should do is to help them to lead a normal lifestyle.

We are not to accept them....[/b]

How do you define normalcy. You cannot define it. It's only whether you accept it or you don't. If you don't... that's fine but don't go on about some moral highground.
People are entitled to preferences. Just like if you prefer the colour black over red.

the Bear SG

if you were anything other than a Catholic when Tomas de Torquemada was around, you'd be burnt at the stake...

you're just like Torquemada... judgement, condemnation and everything...

just wanna know... who died and made you God? Wink

your morals is not my morals is not their morals is not your morals...

your logic is like those semi-sentient idiots who go "Allahu Akbar! kaboom!"

larrenV2.003 SG

Okay what my very close friend is a lesbian also....& my ex is bisexual.

But i understand that sg finds it quite uneasy to accept...as this rising phenomenon is too young for us to accept it.

goaler SG

This is a matter of eroding of moral values.

If some time later, there are people who begin to prefer to marry their pets, they have sex with their pets (which is already happening). It become their preference of lifestyle. Are we also to accept them?

I am not of any moral highground. But, I believe that there should be some values and principles we have to stick to. There should be a limit that we can go. Some things are black, some are white.
If we begin to accept different kinds of lifestyles, then everything will be grey!

the Bear SG

teach your children your moral values...

you do not have the right to force your values on others...

Mussolini and Hitler tried to...

goaler SG

I am not here to offend anyone, if i did I will gladly apologise.

You can be sure, I will teach morals in my children...

I believe most homosexuals if not all, are not born to be one. At least, until now, there is no scientific prove that homosexual are born. Most, i believe had very bad childhood experience.(Eg: broken family, victim of child abuse etc). They start to change, start to dislike the opposite sex. And, eventually, become a homosexual.
That's why I believe, we should help them overcome their past pains and sorrow and lead them into the main stream of the society.

Well, you may not agree with me... it's ok...
Rolling Eyes

the Bear SG

it ain't about "past pains" or whatever...

some are just like that.. and you believe you can "cure" them?

what if they end up "curing you of your heterosexuality"?

remember... you ain't God...

goaler SG

Of cos i ain't God.

I believe in helping them. They may continue to struggle... but with the help of those around them, and of cos, with God, they can overcome it.

But, the thing is that, if we tell them, it's ok to be a homosexual, it is your preferred lifestyle, we accept you.
Then, they will never change...
That's why we need to tell them, and help them.

There are plenty of gays who are not gay.

the Bear SG

struggle??

nevermind...

i don't think you'll ever understand..

twinkie SG

my take is that pple should be able to make their own choices.

n so long as they are not hurting, killing , stealing or bombing pple up, i dun think anyone is wrong to love. n if one chooses to luv one's same gender, then so be it.

n they are not pressured to luv their same gender, luv jus happens between 2 persons, notwithstanding race, age, status...etc. i think it is more the other way around when they are pressured to be the norm and try to be so called accepted by society.

i dun think anyone has a right to judge anyone who chooses to luv one's same gender. everyone should be able to luv ANYONE they want and b happy!

spaded SG

I can accept gays and lesbians but not bisexuals.

[email protected] SG

I hope so, but I doubt so. SG society has a bloody long way to go before it can be anything even remotely called "matured"

[email protected] SG

exactly! what is society coming to? WHY are there more n more bigots like you around?