31/03/2015

1. Sexual orientations

A woman from Ghana made contact with me. It turned into quite an interesting conversation covering a lot of topics. I shall very briefly repeat my answer to the question of homosexuality.

During the conversation, she gave an impression that there is a pressure upon young boys to become homosexuals if they wanted high paying jobs in Ghana. I have no way to confirm if this is true, but it certainly gives homosexuality a bad reputation if someone is abusing their economic supremacy in such a fashion.

My message on this topic is that the abuse of power to lure people into situations and actions that are not natural to them is immoral and, in this case, rape. Our understanding today is that you're born with the sexual orientation you have, it is not something you can change.

This does not mean that homosexuality in itself is immoral. The main rule is consent, as it is in any relationship. If two people love each other and commit to a relationship, what does it matter what gender they are? They are not treading on my turf. I'm not involved in their relationship. Nobody gets hurt.

If, however, we deny them the possibility to love each other, we will be treading on their turf. If you are going to judge someone for loving another someone, the only good judgement is that someone is a loving person. Love is goodness. Love is the only thing that multiplies when we give it away and fades if we try to keep it for ourselves only.

Be true to yourself. Let others be true to themselves. Celebrate love in all its forms, be loving to others, let love be the guiding light in your life.