Views on the LGBTQI

I am posting again! Yay! I am alive! Naaaah!!

Kidding aside, I what the content of this blog entry is not a criticism to anyone but rather a discussion (if not merely raising curious questions from yours truly) of the gender discrimination in the Philippines. Before I start, let me just tell you that I have friends, or at least I have acquaintances who are members of the LGBTQI community, some of them have homosexual relationships. I am also a Roman Catholic. Lastly, I will do my best to be non-discriminative and unbiased.

So, first, I have a question intended for the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and other religious sectors, but of course, those who are reading this are also welcome to answer. The Holy Bible said that the Lord created the man in His liking, and the woman from the man. Now, the question is who created members of the LGBTQI?

Personally, I believe that God created us all. Well, I believe that a Supreme Being created us all, it’s just that diverse cultures and religions call the Supreme Being differently – God, Allah, and a lot more (again, this is my opinion). Going back, I believe God created all that exist, but not including all that is negative and wrong – murder, theft, deception, laziness, and a lot more. I believe that all this negative stuff was created by Lucifer, God’s fallen angel (now, I am referencing the Holy Bible). With that said, I do not see members of the LGBTQI as ‘negative’ beings in this world, because just like men and women, members of the LGBTQI community do good things. Of course, there are members of the LGBTQI community who do wrong, just like how many men and women do wrong, and much more like how many Catholics do wrong. Hence, just like biologically male and female human beings, members of the LGBTQI community are creations of God, who have their own discretion as to what is wrong or right.

Whether the Catholic Church see members of the LGBTQI community as immoral or not, allowing same-sex marriage in the Philippines is in the discretion of the State, given that there is a supposedly separation of Church and State (of course, I am talking about civil marriage). But on the other hand, isn’t marriage just a superficial event? I mean, many marriages fail the same as many live-in relationships prosper. So with or without the approval of the State with the same-sex marriage, homosexual relationships should be just fine.

More than the same-sex marriage, I think what the LGBTQI community should be pushing is the Anti-Discrimination Law. With this, any act of discrimination towards homosexuals would be punishable by the law. And also, with this law, people will stop the discrimination and promote respect towards homosexuals. And this law covers the discrimination in the work place, education, business, etc.

Last thing, is the point many people are raising that it is not being gay or lesbian that is the issue, but the sexual act made by gay and lesbian couples. People argue that it is stated in the Holy Bible that the purpose of marriages (and sexual acts) is procreation, which is actually why most people ask newlyweds when they will have their first born. Many people say that homosexual sex is purely for pleasure, as no child would be made after they have sex. But then again, there are heterosexual couples, who are not yet married, who have sex. Isn’t that already a violation of God’s words? Perhaps that kind of issue is less significant compared to homosexuals having sex.

Another thing is, even married heterosexual couples have sex just for pleasure and not procreation. I mean, why on earth would impoverished couples have 11 children? Do they honestly want to feed 13 mouths in their family? Personally, I believe that the answer is no. impoverished couples do not intend to have 11 children, but they were keen on having sex (for pleasure, I suppose) yet they do not have or could not afford contraception and so they just multiply.

And lastly on this last point of mine, how about infertile women and sterile men? Are they violating God’s words by having sex with their husbands or wives even they are fully aware that they could have no child? People might say that infertile couples have sex because they expect a miracle. Okay, fine. But I firmly believe that many people have sex for pleasure (most of the time). If not, then how come bars and night clubs are blockbuster spots for ‘sad’ and ‘unsatisfied’ men?

Again, all these are my opinion. You may contradict me, bash me, even hate me, for thinking and having the guts to post all these, but I cannot just sit and watch the minority, who I believe are not at all bad beings, to be discriminated.

If this post appears biased, I am sorry as I have failed to keep my promise of staying unbiased. I just want to speak my mind.

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