# Why Homosexuality Should Be Banned **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 12, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763 "2009-09-12T00:20:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/41 "2009-09-15T00:58:04Z")
He has lousy taste in Hawaiian shirts, however. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/42 "2009-09-15T01:20:07Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > His dependency on a biological founding for homosexuality is stronger than the science merits, which kills his argument to a fairly strong degree. I don’t see where he mentioned _any_ biological foundation for sexuality. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/43 "2009-09-15T01:25:55Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > No, it’s called a joke. Heck, there’s even somebody laughing at it ahead of you. Why assume that the person was being serious? Although I don’t really have an opinion either way, I think it’s because **ivon astikov** has a history of eccentricity. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Captain\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/44 "2009-09-15T01:49:02Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > > [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > > > His dependency on a biological founding for homosexuality is stronger than the science merits, which kills his argument to a fairly strong degree. > > I don’t see where he mentioned _any_ biological foundation for sexuality. Nor do I see why it would kill any of his arguments. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/45 "2009-09-15T05:55:41Z")
Pretty much says it all. …I don’t know how to say this without coming off as sounding a bit ignorant. But don’t we have enough god-damn kids? Not being able to have children, (gay or straight), could be a blessing for a lot of parentless kids. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/46 "2009-09-15T13:23:53Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > He has lousy taste in Hawaiian shirts, however. Is there such a thing as good taste in Hawaiian shirts? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/47 "2009-09-15T13:52:50Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Is there such a thing as good taste in Hawaiian shirts? **silenus** isn’t the best person to be asking that question of… ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/48 "2009-09-15T14:12:05Z")
Transcript for anyone that can’t view it: There are several reasons why homosexuality should be banned. First of all, homosexuality is completely unnatural, just like eyeglasses, polyester and birth control are not natural. Second, gay marriage is not supported by religion and in a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are always imposed on the entire country. That’s why we only have one religion in America. Third, homosexual marriages are invalid because they can’t produce children. That’s why infertile and old couples can’t get legally married, because the world needs more children. Four, gay marriage will encourage more people to be gay, the same way that hanging around tall people makes you taller. Basically, scientific evidence proves it to be a contagious disease. Five, if we allow gay couples to adopt, then they will obviously raise gay children, because straight parents only raise straight children. Six, homosexual marriages are just plain weird. So are inter-racial marriages and instant oatmeal. We should probably ban those too. Seven, when it comes to gay adoption, children can never succeed without both male and female role models at home. That’s why single parents are forbidden to raise children. The majority of Americans believe that homosexuality should be illegal and what is popular is always right. Remember, we live in a free country. We ahve the right to eat what we want, we have the right to jump around like an idiot, and we have the right to wear obnoxious Hawaian shirts out in public. We also have the right to stop two people in love from getting married. So please, vote for justice, because gays do not deserve basic freedoms. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo\_Pin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mojo\_Pin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo_Pin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/49 "2009-09-15T14:26:25Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I don’t see where he mentioned _any_ biological foundation for sexuality. Here’s the closest I could get: _“Five, if we allow gay couples to adopt, then they will obviously raise gay children because straight parents only raise straight children.”_ He is implying gay parents aren’t more likely to raise gay children, i.e. that gayness is not environmentally caused. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/50 "2009-09-15T15:25:58Z")
Thanks for the transcripts, \*\*interface2x \*\*and **sandra\_nz**. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/51 "2009-09-15T15:57:40Z")
Doh! Apologies, didn’t see interface2x’s transcript! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/52 "2009-09-15T15:58:31Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Is there such a thing as good taste in Hawaiian shirts? > [@jayjay](#): > > **silenus** isn’t the best person to be asking that question of… Let us not be perpetrating hate crimes here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763/53 "2009-09-15T22:57:51Z")
Only gays and big fat party animals wear Hawaiian shirts, and he doesn’t look like a big fat party animal to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-homosexuality-should-be-banned/509763.md?page=2)