so here is my point... the original question told us to put aside the Bible and God and answer the question. i heartily believe that without God without God there is nothing good, special or unique about people... were just another kind of animal and just like all animals rather than having some kind of special purpose were all just slaves to cold, calculated and inescapably precise scientific laws that predetermined everything about us.
love, purpose, worth and the ability to choose your own path, in my beliefs, come solely from my superstitious belief in God.
i believe in love, i had a wonderful childhood (i fell in love with my husband on a field trip when i was 8) with a big family (hello? mexican) and i believe sex is more than reproduction and relationships are more than sex and love is more than just a relationship.
but i believe that because of my belief in God... the one i was asked to suspend at the beginning of this question. and that God has made certain things lawful and certain things unlawful... one of these things is homosexuality... but along with that is hatred of homosexuals... people we are called to love