why am i gay? hmmm, you should ask my opposite sex partner of 5 years that. lol! tell me, what "psychological causes" of homosexuality did you see in my post? that's not to say i have not slept with people of the same sex, because i have and my desire for them did not frighten me in the least and i am not ashamed of it. i experimented, found out what suited me best and ran with that. hello heterosexuality. at least i had enough courage to test the waters. some people never do and spend their lives secretly wondering why their marriages don't really work or why their sex lives are never quite satisfying enough or why they come to resent the hell out of their partner and fantasise about someone of the same sex. feeling guilty never helped anyone.
when you say "treatable" causes, what exactly do you mean? when it comes to music i was born different to a lot of my friends in that i can play anything by ear. i have pitch perfect ability to sing. you could say "sing an A" to me and i would be able to do that without any reference or guide. spooky, huh? i have no idea why or how i am able to do this. it was just something i was born with. perhaps you would like to explain to me the "treatable" causes of that because when i was a kid and the music teacher kept singling me out in class, it was really embarrassing. i think the "causes" are irrelevant in light of the end result.
why "treat" the cause of something that, if left to itself and NOT judged as evil or shameful, does not actually do anything but bring joy and love and beauty to the world? its the judgment of 'sickness', the shame and guilt heaped on homosexuals by ignorant but well intentioned friends, families and churches that cause the problems, not homosexuality in and of itself.
homosexuals themselves and the gay community are incredibly strong and close-knit because they have HAD to be to survive in a society that has constantly told them they are "sick" or "sinful" and has beaten them up, discriminated against them, caused them to commit suicide, have nervous breakdowns and even deny the very essence of their sexuality. how ugly and sad to watch a person lose faith in themselves and start to hate who they are because of the people around them telling them they are sick or full of sin. self-hatred never created anything beautiful.
the struggle for acceptance that homosexuals still face reminds me very much of the struggle of the suffragettes in the late 19th/early 20th century and, like the suffragettes, over time they will overcome the beliefs of the ignorant and the backward and triumph to be a positive force in 21st century society. wait and see.