Gender & Family Life

This week was very interesting because we learned a lot about same-sex attraction which is something I've never known a lot about. In studies it shows that a lot of homosexual males have troubled relationships with their fathers, and a lot of what their same-sex attraction is about isn't just sex but having intimacy and a close relationship with another man, which is something they didn't have growing up. This isn't always the case but a lot of the time it is. Another reasons for same-sex attraction is the environment. Some boys just tend to act more feminine, and there's nothing wrong with that until people start telling them their gay. After so long of hearing that, some are convinced that they are. Also, when people experiment they think that because they experienced arousal with a same-sex partner means that they are homosexual, when really we are just sexual beings and naturally react to sexual circumstances. The church doesn't want to ostracize the gay community, we just believe that a traditional marriage between man and a woman is the way God intended.