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Perhaps your experience is somewhat limited. I have known people who; in consummating their heterosexual behaviors, have found that homosexual behavior is also enticing and (to them) desirable. I have also known people who were born with SSA or even No sexual attraction at all (we could call them "...

I hope you don't mind if I opine on this topic.

Welcome to the forum, Charlie. That just depends. Boyd K. was clear that God doesn't "make people that way". The "Evergreen" culture of the Church certainly confirms this as the mainstream position -- at least for that time. BYU in the 90s -- I don't remember the subject being discussed much, but I...

Why limit your distinction to gay folks? Sure, we can distinguish between sexual attraction and sexual behavior. But I don’t think that moves us anywhere. Prohibiting certain sexual behavior as “sinful” sends a message that the desire to engage in the behavior is sinful as well. And, as we don’t ge...

Perhaps off this topic but a Muslim once told me that proof of his religion's truthfulness was on the hands of virtually every human. When you look at your palms (especially when held in cupping shape) the name "ALLA" appears.

Can a distinction be made between homosexual desire and homosexual behaviors? I would describe homosexual behaviors as...[do I need to list them]? and homosexual desire as the inclination towards SSA (Same Sex attraction). If this distinction can be made, doesn't it offer us a way forward? I surmise...