I'm going to step back for a moment and take a look at another group who have been denied rights: the LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender) group. Being both asexual and hermaphroditic--as are all poleepkwa--I don't have the best viewpoint on this; I always thought that relationships were based on the drive to reproduce and 'love' was in fact a subsequent trait of this drive. "Turn-ons" were ways of picking out good genes to pass on to the offspring, while "romance" and "courting" were simply highly-developed mating rituals. From a purely biological point of view, homosexuality may not make sense, which can--and I'm not saying it does--imply that it is a "defect". I'm just saying that for someone who reproduces singly, it isn't the most logical thing around. I'm not going to even go near the "choice vs. born" issue...what matters is that people are homosexual or bisexual, and some people have a problem with that.
However, that does not condone violence and discrimination against members of the LGBT community. Having personal opinions is a universal right, but I've heard horror stories of people "coming out of the closet" (still don't understand that term) to peers and family only to be beaten, scorned and abused horribly. Harming or degrading someone on the basis of personal choice or biological identity is NOT right under any circumstances, and I will stand by that fiercely. After all, who am I to hate others and hold bigoted ideas? I'm an ALIEN, for god's sake! On what grounds can I hate, especially when those that have cared for me are gay or bisexual?
So, my conclusion? Homosexual love may not make an awful lot of sense to me, but then again neither does "regular", heterosexual love. People "in love" do things that most people may never consider otherwise; they may even risk their own lives for their significant others. There are a great many "straight" people who can't care for anyone besides themselves and wouldn't bat an eye if someone else was hurt--this I know all too well. If you are happy in a relationship and are not harming anyone else, then power to you. As long as you're happy, others should be willing to accept that.
*I hereby make this blog a safe zone for LGBT youth, as well as poleepkwa. I'm not sure what that will do, but it's the thought that counts, right? I'm here for you, people.