Out of your SPACE: Homosexuality at Rhodes

Out of your SPACE: Homosexuality at Rhodes

Response to an Opinion: Homosexuality at Rhodes
Your blog post makes for quite interesting reading, largely because it is so cool reading such a different opinion to my own! While I can appreciate your views, you say yourself that we are all from different cultures where different behaviours are considered to be more taboo than others, and you are obviously someone who is uncomfortable with the very idea of homosexuality. That being said, what might deeply disturb you may be compeltely acceptable or natural to others. I choose the word natural because that what is is, homosexuality is a way of life that we must learn to accept, purely on the basis of human rights, I think it is the right of every person to choose a sexual lifestyle which they feel most comfortable with, and they should not be judged for that decision any more than they should be judged about who they date or whether they're vegetarian or not. Words like “corrupted” and “imposing beleifs” are too strong to describe merely trying to create an environment where everyone can feel comfortable being who they are, something I would expect you to appreciate, especially considering the nature of your blog.
HIV/ Aids is a very tricky topic to bring in to your discussion. Remember, it has taken time for homosexuality to reach even this partial stage of social acceptibility, and the taboos surrounding HIV/Aids have not yet been phased out, thus encouraging students to be open about their HIV status is a tad ahead of the rest of everyone else, especially considereing the personal nature of the condition, it is a medical condition and therefore confidential information, and none of our business.

P.S: Phrases like “this lesbianism thing”, “ innocent people become victims of gay people and lesbians” and “ because lesbianism and being gay is a fashion at Rhodes they have lost their values” says a lot more about your opinion than most of the rest of the post. These are Very strong statement you make, and hurtful too.