How Did I Change My Views On LGBTQ?

"If you are straight, how do you feel about having sex with the same gender?" I mean if you are not gay and if you are forced to have sex with a boy, how terrible that will be?

My opinion of the LGBTQ community changed with this simple question.

It's natural. The attraction is natural. The feelings are natural. Just like a normal human being.

What does it all mean?

People usually describe themselves as ‘gay’ or ‘homosexual’ when they find themselves emotionally and sexually attracted exclusively to people of their own sex. Some women who are gay call themselves ‘lesbians’. People who are sexually attracted to both sexes often describe themselves as ‘bi’ or ‘bisexual’.

Being gay, lesbian or bisexual isn't a sin. And it's not even a choice. It's just the way they are. Totally normal. They are exactly what nature wanted them to be.

The blood rush a straight man feels after seeing a hot girl, is also felt by a gay man after seeing a hot man of his choice. And it's normal.

And, what does it mean to be transgender?

When we're born, a doctor usually says that we're male or female based on what our bodies look like. Most people who were labelled male at birth turn out to actually identify as men, and most people who were labelled female at birth grow up to be women. But some people's gender identity – their innate knowledge of who they are – is different from what was initially expected when they were born. Most of these people describe themselves as transgender.

Simplifying it further,

A transgender woman lives as a woman today but was thought to be male when she was born. A transgender man lives as a man today but was thought to be female when he was born.

You were born as a male and even today you feel like a male. That's natural. A person was thought to be a man when he was born. But later on, he discovers himself to be a female. And that's natural too.

I know people who are gay, lesbian and bisexual. And they are as normal as straight people are. I haven't interacted with any transgender person yet. And, those interactions gave me deeper insights into their lives and day to day struggles.

Their lives are not easy. They suffer from atrocities and discrimination every day. One should be kind towards them and should not add miseries to their lives by displaying hatred towards them in any form.