--- " I believe that homosexuality itself is not necessarily "destructive to society" but *tolerance of the behavior* is. "
If its not destructive then why not tolerate it? Unlike crime which is always directly destructive, I think its indirectly and ambiguously destructive. ----
We are getting down to fine points here. I think that it is destructive to the individual when they keep it to themselves and only becomes destructive to society (in the first order) when they make it public and even worse when they demand acceptance.
It is certainly destructive to the individual, and thus, can be arguably destructive to society from the standpoint that "no man is an island" and self-destruction brings us all down.
I don't stand corrected, but I certainly understand the need for clarification.
It is ALWAYS destructive to society. First is the child moslestation aspect of the lifestyle. Although these people rationalize it, it is still there at a ridiculous rate compared to straights. For example, the catholic church scandal was 80-90% HOMOSEXUAL. The domestic violence rate is higher and we pick up the tab. The drug use is higher and we pick up the tab. The dysphoric children coming out of these "families" often need professioanl help and we pick up the tab. The typical male homo dies 20 years earlier than a straight and the typical lesbian loses 10 years of her life, with a breast cancer rate much higher than straights and those impact health care costs just like smoking. That sounds pretty "destructive" to me. And the best part is, NONE of these problems come from the normal people out here. It is all "choices" and insiders doing to insiders, and the rest of us picking up the tab.