Amarillo College Ranger

Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Opinion

I would like to comment on this young lady's article (Rachel Nelson, April 19 Ranger). I agree with her on some things. The main thing is you should love someone no matter what they do or who they are. The thing I do not agree with her on is her saying people are not born gay. Being a mother of a gay son, I too have had some questions about why this is so. I studied things that helped me better understand. One of them was an article I read on a study about gay men. They did autopsies and studies on gay men who agreed to be studied upon their death. These men all had one thing in common: their hypothalmus gland was larger than that of a heterosexual man. This gland is the huge difference and can explain many questions about homosexuality. I have been raised in church my whole life and taught that this was wrong as I can tell you were. The place you were talking about that says they help people get over being gay: Are the people doing what is expected of them and going the other direction to make others happy? I have never questioned God, but a few times in my life this is one question I would love to get an answer to. Can you not think of this almost the same as a child having ADHD or a child being born with a special need or cerebral palsy? A child with ADHD is helped with medication, but there is no medication for this. I should get off my soapbox for now. Please consider my comments and see if it changes your thoughts on why people are gay.

Debbie



(These feedback comments were made at www.ac-ranger.com. The name of the writer was posted with the comments. The last name is withheld to protect her family's privacy.)

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