Do gays deserve the same rights and access to benefits as the straights?

[Reha]

Re: Do gays deserve the same rights and access to benefits as the straights?

@muqawwee123

My point is just not to be apologetic. My faith doesn’t allow institutionalization of this sin like other sins and their public demonstration. When you talk about institutionalization, then its akin to encouragement. Its alright if you people living in west are minority and bound to follow the rules of land, but at least in that situation what does religion require from you? call / consider sin a sin and don’t hide behind the sentences ‘its their personal matter and gay parades are like Pakistan day parade’.

It **IS **their personal matter. Just like my religion is **MY **personal matter. Hum karein to sahi, koi aur karay to ghalat. Why the double standard? No one is forcing you to shake hands with gay people or invite them to your house. But they ARE human beings and deserve basic human rights whether you consider them worthy or not. That is not for you to decide because you did NOT create them. Please always remember your own haqeeqat always.

Today people are equating it with pakistan day parade, tomorrow it will be equal to gathering during Hajj

It is the same thing - its different from mainstream. How is it not? Just because you’re Pakistani? Ho sakta hai ke kisi ki aank mein aap bhi chub rahe hon jaise gay log apki ankhon mein chubte hein.

and who said that people who are against gay marriages (spouse benefits) are in favor of corruption, illiteracy and other problems of society?

I don’t have problem giving other rights to gay people. I’m not of the view that they lack human qualities like loving children or they hate hetero sexual people, but I’m not in favor of gay marriages and granting them spouse status as I consider it institutionalizing and encouragement of sin, according to my religious belief and I don’t have any problem if I’m tagged as supporter of discrimination, bigot, or whatever for these views. At least, I’m not apologetic about my religion.

That’s the thinking I probably disagree with.

I don’t consider myself apologetic. Being kind is not an apology and maybe that is the egotistical approach we all should just about drop already.

Why is it beneath people these days to be kind? Why is it that people will **TALK **about the Prophet until unka halaq sookh jaye lekin egos are too big to follow His examples? Apparently, being kind is wrong in Islam now? Being a good example is an apology now? Is this what we’re teaching our kids? Seriously? What a shame.

Like I asked before…why do mere human beings think its okay to condemn anyone or anything? Leave it up to the power that created them to deal with them. Who are you to interfere?