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Quote Originally Posted by Lampada View Post
Болезнь -- точно нет. Отклонение от нормы -- точно нет. Как можно сказать человеку, что он "отлонение от нормы"? Разве это не обидное выражение? К тому же, в природе все равны и нормальны. Так же как "у природы нет плохой погоды".
Отклонение от стереотипа, гендерные/сексуальные меньшинства -- это да.
The problem with your logic starts when you try to think about other sexual minorities, like pedophiles, for example. In many countries pedophiles are outlaws and yet, according to your logic, they are norm and not more than a stereotype. How would you defend your position now?
It is only "обидное выражение" when people do not accept it but no matter how your sugarcoat it it wouldn't change the reality.

Gays are a deviation from norm but gays are acceptable in many societies because in general they bring no danger to the societies, same as heterosexuals(who are norm, because they are majority).
The biggest question is, if gays are accepted in a society, shouldn't they have all the social rights? It is hard question but the only logical conclusion is yes. However the level of acceptance in different societies is different and you can't change a society overnight. There are 76 countries in the world where being gay is punished by death, those countries should be the first to "fix". Unfortunately many of those countries are not highlighted in media, because of geopolitical reasons and Russia gets lots of blame, because of the same reasons.