Surely you can find a better comparison than food, we are talking about flavors of sexuality, do you for example find pedophilia disgusting and if so would you consider allowing books about pedophilia in public library, this wouldn't abuse or harm anyone?
Ahem did you conveniently forget about Lolita? The book that is quite literally about a pedophile!
It’s also considered one of the best written English novels of the last 50 years or so. And is considered a classical text of modern literature.
You gonna ban classical literature now?
How about Romeo and Juliette?
That involves child predation by today’s standards. Romeo is roughly 14-17 depending on who you ask and even in the context of the play itself is more sexually experienced. Juliette meanwhile is like 12-14, depending on who you ask. And far less experienced and indeed very naive.
If it were written today, Romeo would likely be arrested for sexually abusing a minor.
You gonna argue that libraries ban Shakespeare of all people now?
Sorry but I'm not racist and definitely don't hold opinion that homosexuals should be treated in a racist way.
I did say that I find these books disgusting but it's only only that, these books also encourage young people to read them, but we know kids and young people don't develop personality until grown up.
And if it helps them understand themselves, what’s the harm exactly?
I swear folks seem terrified that youngsters will become more informed.
Do people fear kids seeing through their lies or something?
Aren't laws that prohibit murder, pedophilia, torture etc. judged based on moral principles? don't these examples have all immoral behavior in common?
Those all cause demonstrable harm, which we can even study. No morality needed to conclude that, really.
No modern reputable scientific study has concluded the same for homosexuality however.
Did I say that being gay is immoral? you took this out of context in regard to previous posts.
My point about morality is that it is essential criteria in decision making in regards to laws but it is not the only criteria.
I don’t think so. Secular countries base their laws upon what it deems to be harmful to society. Because it can’t accurately reflect the morality of every single person in society. That’s just reality.
Sometimes laws change. For better or worse. It’s always a work in progress.