We recently heard a popular cable radio talk
show host discuss the gay marriage ban in CA.
The host often offers valuable insight about
current events, but his views about sexual
orientation are way off, in our opinion.
He was saying how important it was to vote Yes
on Prop 8 (the bill passed on Tue., Nov. 4th,
outlawing gay marriage in CA) because he said
sexual orientation is not genetic ("becauseidentical twins aren't always both gay or
straight") but from environment, and how
allowing gays to marry would damage our
society.
Ah, pardon us Mr. radio show host, but we're
identical twins, our early environment was the
same, yet there are innate differences between
us, including sexual orientation. Our contrasts
are clearly seen in the comprehensive numerology
and astrology charts, by the way. And no, we
didn't look at the charts as teenagers and say
"OK, you'll be the gay one, Stephen, and I'll
be the straight one."
What do we attribute our different sexual
orientations to? Something that we've never heard
discussed by the media in relation to the topic;
past lives and karma. We thoroughly discuss these
topics and more in our free download, Direct Your
Destiny.
It is very clear to us, based on personal
experience and our extensive empirical research,
that sexual orientation, along with all the other
unique characteristics of each person, begins with
the soul, expresses itself through the personality,
can be influenced (but is not determined completely
by) genetics, and is also somewhat, to a lesser
degree, influenced by environment. In other words,
sexual orientation for each person is already
determined before the soul enters the body.
The radio show host said environment is why many
men in ancient Greece had young male lovers and
if gay marriage was made legal today, it would
encourage young kids to be gay. He said the
percentage of gay people in Greece then vs. now
was higher because of the acceptance of
homosexuality.
Statistics (measured how, is unclear) show the
percentage of gay people in our society now is
about 10%. Really? Based on Stephen's experience
of being hit on by hundreds of married "straight"
men in his teens and 20s, and the countless
inquiries to his matchmaking service in the 1990s
by married "straight" men seeking another man
(Stephen's service did not accept married members,
by the way), he feels it's more like 10% who are
obvious or out, an additional 15% or more who
have gay or bi tendencies that are not acted on
or kept secret, and possibly many more who are
gay or bi who are in denial.
If sexuality were only influenced by environment,
which largely encourages children to be straight,
there would be few gay people who are "out," and
even fewer who feel attracted to the same sex but
don't act on it. If sexual orientation were only
a conscious choice, we doubt many would "choose"
to be gay since it's much easier and safer in this
world to be heterosexual, especially in the many
countries where sex between consenting adults
of the same gender can be (and, amazingly, still
is) penalized by long jail sentences, torture,
and even death.
It is true that among twins, it's fairly common
for one twin to be gay and the other straight,
but what the radio host and most people don’t
understand (and we don't blame them) is that
people are more than just hunks of meat with
a brain. Two twins can look and sound identical,
but if you go deeper, through past life
regression, handwriting analysis, and
comprehensive astrology and numerology, for
example, you will find vast differences. In
other words, even identical twins have
different souls and different fingerprints
(despite having identical DNA), and their
souls make them each unique.
Modern science ignores the influence of spirit,
yet we find genetics trivial compared to non-
physical considerations, such as the
progression of the soul throughout lifetimes.
According to what the radio host said, he
seems to be suggesting that if his early
environment had been one of absolute tolerance
toward gays, he may in fact be gay today.
Perhaps he fought hard against feelings
towards the same sex and "chose" to be
straight. If he insists that sexuality is
a "choice," then perhaps he could tell us
when he decided to be straight.
Some suggest that it would be bad if more
people were (openly) gay. That shows a high
level of intolerance, clearly. These types
typically say they "have no problem with
gays," but if that were true, they shouldn't
have a problem with gay people getting
married.
Those who voted Yes on Prop. 8 (to ban gay
marriage), whether because of their "religion"
or other reasons, may be afraid that a lot of
people would choose to be gay, overthrowing
society as we know it. This might give new
meaning to professional sports heroes slapping
each other on the ass. Maybe they're right--
it could be a threat to national security if
there were no heterosexuals to protect our
country (joke).
Life is too precious to hate people you don't
even know. Let's update our views about sexual
orientation, shall we? It's "orientation," not
"preference." How many gays have you met who
are really straight but just "prefer" to be
gay? Probably not nearly as many people who
are really gay who prefer to be straight;
perhaps this is the reason the word
"preference" is so often tossed around today
in connection with sexuality.
If gay marriage were legal and everyone was
totally accepting, even encouraging to others
to express their true sexuality, yes, more
people would eventually be more comfortable
acting on their gay or bi tendencies. But why
would that be a bad thing? It wouldn't, except
to those who feel being gay is "wrong." More
acceptance of sexual orientation would also
eventually help to eliminate the problem of
gay men or women pretending to be straight
(or being in denial of their true orientation),
getting married as a cover, and then sneaking
around behind their partner's back,
potentially putting them at risk for STDS.
It would also decrease the number of teen
suicides.
If there was suddenly much more acceptance of
gays and lesbians, it's doubtful that there
would be a mass exodus of people turning gay
and moving to West Hollywood, unless they were
already closeted. Also, it's doubtful that
young children would be influenced much,
since sexual orientation isn't just about
sex, but also attraction to a gender, which
can start at a very young age. People tend to
eventually do what they really feel anyway;
more acceptance of gays would not "turn"
people gay or bi who are not gay or bi
already.
Complete tolerance for everyone and their
orientation isn't only "the right thing to
do," it's a sure way to avoid negative karma
and future life conflicts involving the issue.
Scott Petullo
http://www.scottpetullo.com
Stephen Petullo
http://www.holisticmakeover.com
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