Sexuality is not a choice

Okay, well I am getting the feeling that you are accusing me of not paying attention to what you say, after disregarding my statements! So far each and every response I have made to our Debate has referenced whatever your previous round has stated (I have purposefully disregarded tangents you have gone too - such as race, religion and anything else you have been using that is not actually relevant to the debate) - I have yet to see anything from you apart from stating things that I have never written (e.g. " And you say I only see the hateful things," - Please show me where I actually did say this, as I cannot for the life of me find it!), or accusing me of things that clearly are the other way around. Nevertheless we shall steam on. If you read through my debate, I emphatically agree that people do bully people for their sexual orientation - However the choice of Sexuality still exists - you can be gay and fight the bully, or choose to be straight and not have any of those hardships, but face a whole new series of problems now you are denying who you really are (Not referencing 'you' as in my opponent specifically) - This actually supports my original claim - which is Sexuality is a choice. You have a statement in there stating Equality - Can you please use the additional characters for your future debates, as I feel that we are scratching the surface of this issue with you, however I will address what you have raised. Definition of Equality : "noun, plural equalities. 1. the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace. 2. uniform character, as of motion or surface. 3. Mathematics. a statement that two quantities are equal; equation." Option 2 and 3 can be disregarded, they do not matter in this context. Equality in itself is the fact that all people that do one thing, everyone else can do this as well. This doesn't work in the real world as a 'One size fits all" - Our current economic system would crash and burn if such a thing as full Equality were to happen. However one can hope that the future will arrive today! People are free to make their own choices = Equality People can judge other humans without fear or reprisal = Equality People can choose their Sexuality = Equality People can choose to shun those who have chosen differently as themselves and (e.g. their Sexuality), not associate themselves if they choose = Equality People can beat up and fight those who have different matters, opinions and thoughts = Unequal So the problem here is not that Equality doesn't exist - it is just that the scales are tipped - Who would put a police officer in jail in the 1870's for beating up a homosexual? That has stacked up and since become a regular occurrence in life - We have adjusted to the fact that some things are Un-equal. That does not mean being Gay is unacceptable or the worse of two outcomes - Essentially it has equated to "It is easier being straight, even if you are not". I think that is where you are getting stuck at - You say all you can see is "hate hate hate" - I implore you to take a metaphorical step back - where you live is not all that is - If it is perhaps you that is gay (not that it is a bad thing, and this is conjecture - not an accusation) - Perhaps where you live it is not an option. If you were to move to another location, or have a look around at other locations, you would see that the LGBT community is actually pretty strong, quite well accepted and to be honest - a lot of fun! (Mardi Gras, Gay nightclubs - Anywhere that celebrations occur usually) - I have had some quite close homosexual friends (Platonic friendships; as I stated, I am straight) and they were the happiest and most easy-going people I have met. They did not get prosecuted for their decisions at all, and coming out to their parents were their biggest hurdle (Not that it is not a emotionally hard thing to do, but in the whole grand scheme of things - its a blip on the radar). I do not know where you come from, but if members of the gay community are being persecuted extremely for their choices, they can either get vocal and go 'toe-to-toe' to get justice - or go elsewhere. All of these things are choices - which is why I stick by my original claim - Sexuality is a choice.