why does disliking gay people make you a bad person?

I'm not a big fan of gay people either. I don't choose to hang out with them. However, I will rally for them to have equal rights, I will represent them in court pro bono if their rights are abused, and I will do whatever I can to see that they, and other oppressed minorities, enjoy the full rights of citizenship.

The law will say you are a bad person, but the law is wrong. What is the real issue? Do you not like the actual person? Are you indifferent to the person, but don't like the idea of what they do sexually?

Bigotry is taking a dislike to the extreme; i.e. making the decision to persecute someone because of some difference, to harass someone, call them names, etc. The law is attempting to take away our option of disliking anyone because of their sexuality. Homosexuality is being promoted heavily with our public money as they seek to be on equal terms with a generally heterosexual society. Homosexuals now have more rights than heterosexuals, and I have witnessed this personally, as they allege discrimination for not getting treated the same as others, promotion, etc.

Homosexuals always seem to want to push the subject into the faces of others on a daily basis. Is this the cause of tension that surrounds them? Why am I asked at a job interview if I have any issues working with a homosexual? Are they asked if they have issues with heterosexuals? There is a very obvious imbalance.

I don't agree with physical abuse, persecution, etc, however, I am tired of homosexuality in the cinema, on the TV, etc, at every occasion. Who is right here? The lawmakers/politicians or the morals of the general public? The general consensus to date is that the people of the UK are opposed to same sex marriage, so we need to ask our MP's why they are so keen to go against the wishes of the public on this occasion and subject, yet at other times, when it suits them, they claim to follow public opinion. They are being inconsistent.

Fortunately the law cannot control our thoughts. It can only punish us for breaking laws. Homosexuals should not require laws specific to them, however, this is in effect what has happened. A street assault is assault regardless of gender or sexual orientation. The police making an issue of an attack on a homosexual should be unnecessary as it only serves to fuel the reverse-bigotry from the homosexual community. Flip the coin and see how the media is being "managed" to present homosexuality as a normal lifestyle. The [natural] continuation of humanity rests exclusively with the historical and traditional relationship between men and women.

The real issues in this question are a bit hazy for a multitude of reasons. What divides opinion on this subject? Is the law right? Does the views of society matter? How far can the law go to interfere in our personal opinions? Is it right that primary school children are being taught about homosexuality? At that age they don't know the facts of their own sexuality or biology.

Just as we decide what colour we like or dislike, what flavour of ice cream we like or dislike, we will continue to make our own decisions about homosexuality. The law is not always right, and no, you are not a bad person unless you attempt to emotionally or physically hurt others who are different in some way to yourself.

This is a question of morality. Why are you asking this question? Do you think it is OK to dislike a person because they are gay, I mean in your own mind, not because others or society think you should or not? Some will say it is bad to think bad things even if you don't show it outwardly; that is nonsense. Everyone is allowed to feel how they feel, as long as you don't harm others through manifestation of your thoughts, you are good, unless in your own mind you think you are bad. No one can determine that anyone is good or bad except the individual themselves about themselves.

In terms of society determining good and bad, that is a different matter.

"For the same reason I don't like being around with people who have mental disabilities. They are weird and abnormal." Weird and abnormal? Granted people call me weird but I am no different tha you, just because I have Tourettes (I think that is callssed as a mental disability) doesn't make me abnormal, neither are gays. being gay isn't a choice, they are born that way and I think you don't like gays because you're a homophobe

You sound like a southern redneck. You are probably missing a few of your front teeth and you have scruffy greasy blond hair. You are significantly below average intelligence and definitely didn't finish high school. I make it a point to stay away from areas where I know you live. I certainly would never want to have my car break down and have one of "you" fix it. You see it has a computer and I am positive that you wouldn't know how to work it. While you certainly have a right to exist, I don't want my daughter to be around you. She is well above you in social class. I want more for her than living in a swamp chasing alligators. I don't want my grandchildren to be inbred. (look it up.)

Now, does that make me a bad person? Since when does MY preferences make me a bad person?

Its down to hate in your heart... we should not shelter any hate in our hearts as this will affect the state of our hearts.

You should pray that sick are cured its not their fault. Mental disability or illness is not a choice.

Also the point of homesexuality its a matter of personal choice. Whether you choose one type of sex over another.This is a modern world and the menu for choice in most areas is getting broader all the time.

My Belief is that if homosexuality was natural then it would be the end of the human race.. what do others think ?

I bet you could meet a gay person that you like. Someone with mental disabilities as well.

To think that you CANNOT is called prejudice.

The problem with prejudice is you miss out on a lot of opportunities in life.

So whether you are "good" or "bad" is beside the point.

You are the one who is missing out.

Just because someone is different from you doesn't make them any less of a person than you. They have exactly the same rights as you, and just because someone is too ignorant to relate to them does not mean that they aren't great people with thoughts and feelings just like yours. The fact that a person is their own idea of "normal" does not in any way make them superior to any other person. I really hope this is just an awful troll because otherwise I can't think of any excuse for this kind of ignorance.

I BELIEVE THAT YOUR PROBLEM IS NOT DISLIKING GAY PEOPLE, BUT BEING UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND GAY PEOPLE, BECAUSE IT WASN'T YOUR CHOICE OF LIFESTYLE. SO I DON'T THINK THIS MAKES YOU A BAD PERSON. GOD WANTS US TO LOVE ALL OF HIS CHILDREN. HE CREATED ALL OF US. BUT HE ALSO GAVE US FREE WILL TO CHOOSE AND THAT MEANS CHOOSING YOUR FRIENDS ALSO. GOD SAYS IN THE BIBLE THAT MAN SHOULD NOT BE WITH MAN....BUT HE ALSO TEACHES US THAT HE IS THE JUDGE. WE ARE ALL SINNERS, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. I'M CHRISTIAN, I'M NOT GAY, BUT SOME OF MY VERY CLOSE FRIENDS ARE...AND AS LONG AS GAYS AND STRAIGHTS KEEP IT IN THE BEDROOM, I'M COMFORTABLE. I HOPE THIS HELPS AND GOD BLESS PS. I REALLY DON'T THINK YOU ARE A BAD PEERSON, BECAUSE IF YOU WERE, YOU WOULDN'T EVN CARE ENOUGH TO ASK.

It doesn't make you a bad person, of course, any more than their queerness makes them bad people. I don't like them shoving their "lifestyle" in my face all the time, either, but I think we all just need to give the other person a break. Those people have their own burdens to to deal with; they don't need us lining up to "cast the first stone" at them.