I have tried to counter their mentality somewhat by trying to get them to think about what homosexuals actually do, and all the consequences of that-not just HIV/AIDS but the cancers and other diseases, the depressing-literally-lifestyle that it is in reality, etc. Their minds just seem to deflect the information. They really don’t want to think about it, and it doesn’t jibe with the media portrayal they’ve seen all their lives, nor with the few “cool” sodomites they’ve actually met (I know that they haven’t really gotten to know any on a deep level, because if they did, and heard the truth of the lifestyle, the promiscuity and emptiness, it would disgust and dismay them).
Well, God bless you for at least trying to get through to them. Describing scientifically/medically why an exit should NOT ever be an entrance...is a great attempt at relaying truth.
I have known my fair share of homosexuals in my life, and even the “good” ones were hedonistic narcissists who couldn’t ever get passed their sexuality because it defined them. I won’t even address the bad ones.
My young relatives seem similar to yours. They have met a few in college and found them to be cool. I think they understand their sexual proclivities, but don’t see the disease, suicides, early death and perversion as the norm. AND you can’t discuss it with them because they don’t want to hear it. To them it’s all about fairness, tolerance and inclusiveness.
How old are your young family members? Maybe they will learn in time.