I have nothing against a persons sexual orientation (although lets face it, many of them do like to publicize their sexual preference like it makes them special). but homosexuality IS an illness/genetic defect, and I am about to reasonably explain why.    first off, we have to start with how nature works. our species is based on procreation, that is ultimately our main goal in life. it's easy to forget this because of how complex we've made life as civilization advances. homosexuality goes against the main purpose of our existence and gender, and therefore goes against nature itself.     if our population became 100% homosexual, without the aid of technology, our species would cease to exist. that even further cements the detrimental nature of homosexuality. if it doesn't allow our species to reproduce or reproduce healthily, it's bad for us, as simple as that. this can also apply to other things such as disease, genetic defects and pollution.    right now, homosexuality isn't an issue for our species, and it doesn't 'negatively' affect those affected simply by being gay, but that doesn't mean it isn't a mental and/or genetic defect. just like victimless crimes, it's not really a suffer causing condition.....but it's still a condition nonetheless.    nature equips our species with specific sexual organs that have counterparts. we're even instinctively built to seek out the counterpart. homosexuality goes against this natural truth. gays may want to raise children, but in nature, without modern civilization, how would they have gone about procreating? they wouldn't have because a gay couple can't possibly procreate with each other. adopting is technically not procreation anyways. so they still have the parenting instincts, and want to be parents....but they aren't interested in their sexual counterpart. that by its very definition, is a doomed evolutionary line. the only difference is, gay isn't something that's going to die out, because it's passed on and acquired through genetic damage.     I mention nothing of a remedy here, because I don't believe one is necessary due to the small prevalence of homosexuality nor should one be formulated and forced onto those affected. I'm here simply to point out the fact that homosexuality IS an illness by the very definition of nature, and not something as simple as a lifestyle choice.     some people may argue that homosexuality is a part of nature because it's not limited to just humans....and they're right. but so is cancer and birth defects.     but the issue I do have with homosexuality, is that the stats on adoption are in....and they're damning. the raw stats prove that a child adopted by a homosexual couple are many times more likely to become gay themselves, and this is no surprise. children are more likely to be like their parents, they are exposed to their parents lifestyles every day for the first 18 or more years of their life. in essence, there's no question that parents mold and influence their children greatly. if displays of homosexuality are what they've primarily seen, especially from the people they live with and call their parents, then yes, this is going to alter their choices. this means gay couples are actively turning a great deal of adopted children into homosexuals themselves through passive influence. they could be supporting of the child into heterosexuality, but the damage is already done, they've already passive influenced those children. turning heterosexual children gay through this manner, even if unknowingly, is as bad as those people who raise children to be soldiers, slaves, and suicide bombers.