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Allie writes:

Dwight Montgomery's remark is telling. He seems to think that if gay people were accepted in our culture, his grandson would suddenly turn gay.

That's not the way it works. His grandson is either gay or he's straight, and whether or not Montgomery or anyone else accepts him or not won't change that.

Gay people know this. They know that they did not choose to become gay. Who would choose to be persecuted and hated by so many?

Straight people also know this. They know that their instincts told them they were attracted to the opposite gender. They aren't afraid that a change in law or a change in what the church accepts will suddenly make them rush out and start kissing people of the same sex.

It's only people in the closet who believe that acceptance will encourage people to become gay. Because they know that the only thing holding THEM back is fear of what others will think, they assume that everyone is the same way.
