Everything i Know i Learned From Star Wars

When i was 8 years old Star Wars "Return of the Jedi" came out. i vividly remember seeing Princess Leia in her slave outfit, larger than life on that gigantic screen. Every cell in my 8 year old body wanted to do something to Princess Leia. What, i was not quite sure.

Although i had no idea what i would or was supposed to do with her i had this longing, this wanting to be in the physical presence of this beautiful women with these body parts that i had never seen quite this much of before. This was not something taught to me nor was it even something i was conscious of. It was something not thought but felt in my very soul. It was something screamed out from every strand of my DNA.

For longer than i can remember i have craved the attention of females. i have lusted after them, had relationships with them, and done absolutely stupid things for them. It may seem counter-intuitive but my own rampant heterosexuality is what helps me to understand homosexuality.

i never needed anyone to tell me that i liked girls. More than that, no one could ever tell me that i like boys. i have some of the best friends anyone could ask for. There are males that i consider brothers, who i would do anything for, who know me possibly even more in some regards than my wife. i have had a closeness with some of these male friends that some people do not experience with their spouses.

Never for even a second have i ever had thoughts of being physical with any of these males despite being emotionally close to them. There is nothing anyone (including these close friends) could say to me to make me be physically attracted to males. My sexual attraction to females is not a decision like my choice to not eat meat, and it is not something i learned like how to read sheet music. It is something ingrained in me. Something i have no control or say in.

Because i understand my own sexuality and where it comes from i know that it is not a choice. It is a part of who i am. Knowing what i know about me, i fail to understand why anyone could possibly think that homosexuals CHOSE to be that way.

Therefore, knowing how strong those feelings are in me, i feel absolutely horrible for anyone who feels they need to keep those desires hidden. More so, the thought makes me enraged. There are things in this world that are differences in opinion and there are things in this world that are just plain wrong. People being discriminated against because of sexual preference is just wrong.

Homosexuals deserve the same rights as everyone else because they are just like everyone else. If you think otherwise, are you sure you understand where your own sexual persuasion comes from?