Posted by kawika {198.81.27.8} on November 27, 2002 at 07:50:49:
In Reply to: Re: xavier: posted by Moso`oipala {166.122.140.1} on November 14, 2002 at 20:05:53:
Malo lava,
Sole Moso`oi...you speak as if being gay is something to be forgiven for. No one is gonna tell me that I need to be forgiven for being me. I have done nothing wrong. I guarantee you that being gay is not a choice I made. It was something I learned to accept and understand as being a part of me. Just as my eyes are brown, my sexual preference is men. Nothing to do with choice. I see it as God saw me as a person who was strong enough to be able to handle scrutiny from others and saw me as a person who can help pave the road for others. I see myself as a messenger for God and one who can help people understand.
I know you're not condeming gay people, but the way you worded your comment, it seems as though you think being gay is wrong and is something which requires forgiveness. I assure you my brother that my God made me this way, not my environment nor my upbringing. As far back as I can remember, I knew I was gay.
I ask that you please not say that I need to be forgiven for being me. I need forgiveness for the wrongs that I have done in my life, not for simply being alive.
Alofa tele,
Kawika