Wondering

[delwynmarch]

Magpie wrote:
> I'm not Del, but as I understood what she was saying, she's saying 
> that people who oppose homosexuality say they do so because it is 
> harmful, so they do consider it harmful.

Del replies:
Thanks Magpie, that's about it, yes. 

> Whether or not Del herself thinks it's harmful is a different issue.

Indeed, and I have no wish to explain my position, which is neither on
one side nor the other, or maybe you could say it's on both sides at
once, but what's for sure is that it's complicated, even for me, and
constantly evolving, and whatnot, so it would take far more than a
post to even try and explain it right, so... Let's just say that I see
and understand and empathise with both (all?) sides.

> I think with the house elf enslavement Del's saying it's about the 
> right way to treat people and what's natural to people. Hermione 
> says it's wrong to enslave house elves, but Wizards say this is what 
> makes them happy. So the parallel would be that one person says why 
> shouldn't a gay person act according to his/her nature when it 
> doesn't harm anyone (and in fact as a group they're very valuable 
> and productive members of society and so help society), while the 
> other person says that it doesn't matter if it's in their nature, 
> it's harmful to them and to others. They just don't know it.

You explained it better than I ever hoped to do it! Again, thanks.

Del