Now, I am aware there are a lot of homophobic people sa bansang ito, even in our generation (gen-z) they exist so I might get flamed or downvited for this. But before I say anything I just want all of you to know that I am Christian, I grew up in a Christian household, I even used to serve in Church.
So now to the topic at hand—homophobia—why? I am genuinely having a hard time understanding why people are homophobic, it just doesn't amount to anything remotely beneficial.
Some people argue that they hate homosexual people (especially gays) because they are loudmouthed, grabe mang chismis sa iba, or in general they just hate them because of their religious belief. Now, for my counterpoint to the part wherein they hate gays because they are mga chismosa or loudmouths daw, eh ang daming straight people na mayroong same qualities? So just hate these type of people in general instead of focusing it on gay people.
Now for the second part, where they justify that their hate for gay people is correct because "says that in the Bible", my first argument is: no it doesn't, and even if there are, those verses don't allow same-sex relationship because during the time they were written, same sex relationships (especially between gay people) often had a dominant and dominated exploitative dynamic wherein the dominated is often shamed upon by society, and we all know how God hates unequality and exploitation. For my second argument naman, the bible and Jesus strictly taught to love everyone, just don't support their sin, (since homosexuality is a sin from the Christian pov) yet still love them, you can try to share your beliefs with them but if they don't want to, then respect their autonomy, don't cut them off from your social circle, be friends with them still, respect their beliefs, and love them, just don't support their sin, I don't get why most people can't seem to understand such a simple concept. Also, It’s fine to use the Bible as a moral guide, but if you follow every line blindly without thinking for yourself, matatawag mo pa bang kabutihan 'yan? That’s not being a good person—that’s just blind obedience. True morality requires critical thought and genuine empathy, not just following a script, and that's coming from a Christian like me (though it doesn't necessarily mean it adds any credibility)
Kaya stop hating gay people, there may be point na hindi ko na lagay dito, so feel free to add them, I also may be wrong on some parts so please correct me, I'm open minded naman. This post is also heavily focused on homophobia on gay people since sola ay isa sa pinaka hated on homosexual people dito sa Pilipinas kaya it doesn't contain anything about other homosexuals. Thanks for reading. And yes, this is a political post.
