getting in touch of myself

[talker1106]

I've been in a lot of relationships that have failed miserable. It was not until recently that I discovered that I could not love anyone else until I learned to love myself. A good friend of me showed me that I should not be ashamed of who I am, especially since I have no control over it. I was at a point in my life where I was afraid of being hurt because of who I truly was. This is no longer the case. I have accepted the truth and came out to my friends and family. I am a homosexual. My friends along with me father took it very well. My mother didn’t; I was so hurt because I was going to disappoint her with something that’s not under my control. I was very crushed and disturbed emotionally but I’m sure everything is going to work out. She assured me she will always love me. This is also a reason I’m not on Hardware Forums as often as I used to. I got a very structured social life after so many years and am not in a position in life to finance a PC especially with all the changes in the industry like multi-core 64bit CPUs, Vista, and all the other changes going on. I’ll come back to computers later in life when I got more cash. I’m sorry about the last few sentences; I just wanted to try to relate this to computers someway.

 

[RHochstenbach]

Being homosexual is quite a normal thing. A man should not be "forced" to love women only. You should follow your heart, and not be ashamed of it. You might be shocked when you've discovered it, but you should talk with people about it. It might even be wise to talk with other homosexuals (if possible) to share your experiences.

 

[Egaladeist]

Personally, I don't care what consenting adults do in private...whether that's homosexuality/lesbianism...S&M/Domination...Fetishes of whatever nature...with the possible exclusion of Bestiality ( seeing as an animal cannot provide consent )...

and...I really don't care one way or another whether these are natural occurances or personal choices...

what I do disagree with is these friggin' parades...the ' in your face, I gotta tell you and everyone else ' showboating your sexuality in public crap...

political correctness aside...if they make it a public spectacle then they shouldn't complain if the public expresses their views on it...pro or con.

If heterosexuals had their own parade there'd be a friggin' uproar.

I really don't begrudge you your choices...between consenting adults...and...I know someone will say ' making it public was the for-runner to public acceptance '...but...all the same...

I'm really not interested in hearing about your sex life...that should be a private matter...not a public matter. ;)

So...you're gay...I won't judge you on the basis of that...frankly it's none of my business...unless you publically make it my business...in which case I will judge you based upon how much it infringes upon my life...and my rights. ;)

 

[Big B]

Well, there's lots of hardware I'd love to play with, but the reality of life and what I make doesn't allow for me to run out and buy the latest and greatest. Most people don't make enough to buy the latest and greatest all the time. I've done a lot more tinkering in the past, but now I do more reading. Secondly, while the hardware has changed, the basic questions don't. I'm here because I love this technology and I want to help people gain a proper understanding of computers based on their needs at that point in time.

As far as you being a homosexual, part of the opposition does come from religious aspects. The other from the natural viewpoint: ie. sex being used for procreation. Please read the following in full so that you don't drop off the face of the earth here: because of my beliefs, I do believe homosexuality is wrong, as with stealing, lying, murder, etc. However, I'm not going to purposely avoid answering inquiries on something based on their sexual orientation. That's not what HWF is about. It's about helping people with their tech questions and trying to educate them. I tend to go into business mode here, which, like with my employer, means I help people, regardless of race, gender, piercings, tattoos, dress, sexual orientation (if known), or whatever else.

And for anybody reading this, please don't walk away thinking "Gee, Big B hates homosexuals just like all the other religious turds." No I don't. I'm basing this on something outside of myself, not the other way around. It's not wrong to help someone I'm in opposition to in beliefs or I'd never help anyone here.

 

[floorthecore]

that was awesome

 

[megamaced]

To call homosexuality a sin would make the assumption that it is in fact a choice of life, rather then a biological one. I don't believe it's possible to make such a decision. Rather, it's already been made for you; by your genes. It's your genes that decide the colour of your hair and the colour of your skin. Whether you be male of female. So with this logic in mind, surely your genes would decide your sexuality too? You could argue that it's a part of evolution, for better or worse. A part of Darwin's theory.

I don't want to drift from the point here, but religion really boils my skin. Science is the enemy. Why? Because science is proving religion wrong. Again and again. I am sick to death of Bible bashers spreading fear; deciding who's wrong and who's right. What right do they have to say it's a sin? Well i'll tell you, Religion is a business and nothing more. There's no foundation, no proof. It's just a business based around fear. In fact, Religion, especially Christianity, is a lot like Microsoft. They're both so eager to keep their position in the market that they spread FUD.

Now please open your wallet because the Church collections pot is coming your way.

 

[Matt]

ha ha ha lol rofl. Wow megamaced you really know how to strart some raging arguments (or closed threads) :)

i am not agaist religeon. my mother has become very religeous and it had given her something more to think about and many friends. but i think that religeon should take the same standpoint as mine towards religeon. If everyone(religeous or not) just accepted others choices (about their standpoint) then everyone would get on fine. but when you start condemning others (like catholics against homosexuals) then you get problems