Homosexuality is a problem, but not the kind some might assume. It is problematic that being gay is even considered a “problem.”

According to News-Medical.net, homosexuality can be found in 1,500 animal species, yet the human race is the only one that refuses to accept it.

My guess is that out of the billions of straight people in the world, almost all of them can say that they know someone who is gay. So why is it that some straight people care so much about stopping people who are from being happy?

Many people try to pretend that homosexuality does not exist or treat it as a fly – you know it’s there, it’s bugging you and there’s not much you can do to make it go away.
Just to clarify, I am not lesbian, transgender or bisexual. I consider myself straight, which is why I genuinely do not care if other people are any of those things. I only have one life just like everybody else, and it’s mine. If someone told me to stop having brown skin or being tall, I would tell them to get lost because obviously there’s nothing I can do about that. Why does it matter anyway?

Being gay is not something people can control.

Over 35 percent of LGBT high school students have attempted suicide, while 90 percent have reported being bullied at school because of their sexual orientation, according to Youth Pride, Inc.

Why would anybody choose to go through the struggle of not being accepted, being bullied and pushed to the point of wanting to end their life?

Most people are not actually uncomfortable with the idea of homosexuality, but of gay sex. The fact of the matter is that being gay is not just about sexual attraction, preference or “what goes where.” At the risk of sounding sappy, it’s also about love.

Whom you fall in love with is not your choice. I didn’t pick out my boyfriend in a crowd, look at him, and say, “Hey we’re in love now, got it?”

Feelings are defined as emotional disposition, the “predominant or prevailing tendency of one’s spirits,” according to Dictionary.com. In other words, feelings are not something a person can control. Just like I can’t control how much I hate Nicki Minaj, a person can’t help who they acquire feelings for.

It doesn’t make any sense that so many people look down upon those who have uncontrollable feelings for someone who happens to be the same gender as them. It also doesn’t make sense how hard these people try to stop something that has been around for thousands of years.

This column probably will not persuade everyone in the world to accept homosexuality in its entirety. What I do hope it does is serve as an eye-opener for those who think that being gay is something to control.