The damage that has been done cannot be undone overnight. We must teach our children that homosexuality is a lifestyle alternative equal to heterosexuality. We also must help teenagers who have same-sex attractions accept their homosexuality as normal. Scientific research supports age-old cultural norms that homosexuality is not a healthy natural alternative to heterosexuality. It does far more harm than good to tell a teenager that his attractions toward members of the same sex are normal and desirable.
Homosexual attractions are rather a sign that deep emotional wounding has occurred.
Teens in this position need love and counseling, not a push in the direction of the gay lifestyle, which may establish a sexual pattern which is medically risky and psychologically habit-forming. The teen years are critical to the question of self-labeling, so the facts must be presented in our schools in a fair and balanced manner.