I was naturally against gays as a young man in the 70's, like most people in most societies throughout history. In the late 80's and 90's, I became sympathetic to their situations due to hearing stories about fag bashing, both by ordinary citizens and the cops. I maintained this attitude until 5-10 years ago. I still thought it was against the laws of God, but I thought government should not be involved, and they should be allowed to make their own choices.
However, in recent years, gays have become aggressively political. I am opposed to gay marriage. To the extent that the state subsidizes marriage with tax breaks and other beneficial regulations, it should only do so to encourage families for the purpose of bringing up children as well as possible. Gays should not be allowed to adopt children.
Now there is aggressive gay propaganda constantly. They are trying to do much more than just be left alone. They're trying to control the agenda and ensure that all children are taught that being gay is not only normal, but a lifestyle they should consider. This kind of propaganda is sick.
Putin and Russia have the right idea. Homosexuality is not illegal, but propaganda to encourage it is. I'm still opposed to fag bashing, but I think it should be acceptable for employers to choose if they want to hire openly gay people. Let the gay people move to places where they are accepted, or act discreetly and remain in the closet, instead of trying to force their ways on people who find them disgusting.
As for the effectiveness of gay conversion therapy, many gays in the past stayed in the closet and lived conventional heterosexual lives, and were faithful to their wives and took care of their children. I think this is a good choice for them. I don't think conversion therapy stops them from getting hard-ons and beating off while thinking of gay sex, but they don't have to act it out. Also, it's known that gay guys fuck a lot of women. Obviously they are not hopelessly deprived of sex if they conform to normal socially acceptable behavior. Most of them want children too, so refraining from gay sex and getting married is a perfectly viable option.
The consent of the governed is a requirement for legitimate government. Normal people do not want gays forced upon them. Government should not do so when the governed do not consent to it. Let the gays and various other kinds of freaks and weirdos have some opportunity to practice their perversions without government oppression (so long as no children or other innocents are harmed). Society needs to have some kind of safety valve for the small minority of rebels and malcontents that will always exist. However, let these people go to limited enclaves where they are accepted. Don't force them on normal communities, and give the normal communities the right to discourage these behaviors with non-violent social pressure.
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