35Homosexuality

Homosexuality200903442DepartmentofEnglishLinguistics진송Homosexualityistheromanticorsexualattractionorbehavioramongmembersofthesamesex,occasionallyorasanenduringdisposition.Homosexualitysexualorientation•Factors:•gene•environment•EitherofthemwillcauseabnormalsexualorientationCallingforHomosexuality•Male•GayTongzhi•DuanbeiBoli•Female•LalaLesebian•NüTongzhiTheproportionofhomosexuality•Theproportionofhomosexualityreaches2%to5%•About26millionto65millionsamegenderloversinchina.Same-GenderWeddingShouldhomosexualcouplesbeallowedtomarry?•Suchdiscriminationshouldbeeradicatedbypermittinggaycouplestomarryasameansofprofessingtheirlovetoeachother.Thecontemporaryviewsofsocietyoughttochangewiththetimes.•Religiousattitudesshouldbemodifiedtoreflectthechangesinsociety.Manyreligiousviewsareoutdatedandnolongerjustifiable•Itisinaccuratetoperceivemarriagemerelyasaninstitutionforchild-raisingpurposes.Therearemanymarriedcouplesinsocietytodaywhodonothavechildrenoftheirown.Theadvanceofmedicalsciencehasalsoenabledgaycouplestohavechildrenoftheirownthroughsurrogatemothers.•Marriagehasalwaysbeenviewedbysocietyasthereligiousandcivilunionbetweenamanandawoman,andhasalwaysbeenregardedprimarilyasaheterosexualinstitution•Marriageishistoricallyareligiousinstitution.Asmostofthemajorreligionsintheworld(e.g.Christianity,IslamandJudaism)frownuponhomosexualityitself,itwouldthusbeunacceptabletoextendtherighttomarrytogaycouples.•Marriageishistoricallyregardedasthemainmeanstofosterthecreationofaconduciveenvironmentinwhichchildrencanbebroughtup.Asgaycouplesareunlikelytohavechildren,thereisnorealnecessityfortherighttomarrytobeextendedtothem.LegalCountries•Holland•Denmark•Iceland•Sweden•Norway•Belgium•Spain•NorthAfrica•Finland•GermanSameGenderLoversFamousfilmSame-sexMarriageinChina•TheMarriageLawin2003•TheSame-SexMarriageBillin2004•TheNationalPeople’sCongressin2007MyviewFormymoney,Loveandbelovediseveryone'sright.Therefore,wecanchoosetoloveapersonnomatterwhathissex.Thisisjustapersonalchoice.Thereisnothingwrongorrightofhomosexualmarriage,it'sjustakindofchoice,akindofpersonaltendency.•Ontheonehand,Homosexualisasensitivesubjectintheworld,whichisgovernedbytheinborngenes,buthasnothingtodowithentices.Andaccordingtothescienceresearch,homosexualisnotakindofpsychosis.Everyoneintheworldislikelytofalllovewiththehomo-sexwhichisnatural.•Onantherhand,Lawisjusticeforall.AndaccordingtotheconstitutionofChina,ournationrespectsandprotectsthehumanrights.Sohomosexualisalsohavingtherightstomarry.