The world is becoming more liberal these days, whereby people are more exposed to issues pertaining to which are not brought up as openly in the past.
In this case, Homosexuality.
There are many differing views concerning this issue and therefore is homosexuality a blessing or a curse?
It is undeniable that majority of the Religions in the world do not encourage Homosexuality,
as it is regarded as inappropriate. Not only does it go against the many values that are meant to be inculcated into a person, it also goes against nature, and the "proper" way of life.
Religions are also very focused on the belief of procreation. As such,
doesn't Homosexuality hinder it and pose a obstacle to this issue?
Homosexuality have also yet to be considered as being mainstream, and gay marriages are not allowed in majority of the countries in the word.
This is due to the fact that people are not fully prepared in accepting homosexuals, thus the social stigma is evident. This in turn,might also affect tourism in countries, as not everyone is acceptive of homosexual behaviours.
Thus public display of affection between parties of the same gender might put tourists off. And that with a decrease in Tourism, which is the major income earner for many countries, it would result in a disasterous effect on the economy.
The adverse impacts on the economy are also made worse when health problems are evident. Such as the spread of STDs/HIV due to unprotected gay sex.
However, it is a fact that we can never understand a person, if we have never been in their shoes. Therefore, are we right to place our judgements on them and to ostracize them even before understanding the picture as a whole?
As such, we have to place ourselves in such an environment, (example : A single-sex school or A gay community ) whereby we are able to observe the varying emotional needs of these homosexuals.
It is very often, that we realise that homosexuality is just a phase in their lives in which a certain someone, who happen to be of the same sex, is able to satisfy their needs or to fill up a certain void in their lives. In time to come, the novelty will wear off and they will simply get on with life on the "right" track.
[AHEM. Evidence : Majority of my friends. oops:X ]
Therefore, at this point, Homosexuality is to be deemed as a curse, as society and the world today have yet to open up fully and to be totally approving of a whole new concept and the way of life.However, as long as we strive to create awareness among the people,
and with more people opening up and approving of homosexuality, it is undeniable that there are actually many advantages towards which homosexuality can bring to a country and its economy.
