Thread:Comments:Gay couple elected prom king and queen in Maine's Sanford High School/Silly/reply (62)

Rather than attempting to reconcile homosexuality in terms of genetics (which I am in no way qualified to do of course) I was attempting to suggest that even if it were completely due to nature rather than nurture as was suggested - this by definition would not be unnatural as was also suggested, in a context where unnatural = bad and natural = good, as was implied by the very first post.

Then all hell broke loose and the discussion got way off topic.

CrazyNomad developed the idea of homosexuality as unnatural and his/her apparent disdain for such things by mentioning men with bare ass leather chaps strutting around his/her town. I think this is more an argument for better regulation of indecent exposure laws rather than anything to do with homosexuality (open and flambuoyant homosexuals being only the most obvious members of a diverse gay community).

To get even more back on track I think this story is especially newsworthy because of the image the USA has at least from my perspective in the UK. Such a large percentage of US TV shows are either fundementally based in or heavily insinuate core christian family values, which do not leave much room for 'alternative' lifestyles such as homosexuality. So for a group of highschoolers to elect a gay prom couple seems pretty sensational. (assuming it wasn't somehow done ironically)