Sexual Morality Term Paper

Sexual Morality

Michael Levin contends that homosexuality should not be legitimatised, as it is both unnatural and immoral. Levin's argument against homosexuality may appear rather vague and generalized in the beginning but it does contain substance when studied carefully. The concluding part of his argument provides ample evidence that homosexuality is probably not as safe or harmless an option as we suppose it to be. When studied from deontological standpoint, we find Levin's arguments against legitimatization of homosexuality quite reasonable and practical.

While he has not cited any specific research in this connection, Levin's succeeds in establishing that legalization of homosexuality would lead to negative consequences in the long run. His arguments are based more on general knowledge and logic than empirical findings. He maintains that homosexuality is abnormal because a) it.." is a misuse of bodily parts" and b) it "is likely to cause unhappiness because it leaves unfulfilled an innate and innately rewarding desire." Throughout this reading, Levin sticks with these two views to suggest that homosexuality is abnormal and therefore all practices connected with it are unnatural and must be declared illegal. Levin's views may have come under severe criticism from pro-homosexuality quarters but when seen from an unprejudiced and objective point-of-view, we notice his arguments are based on some solid facts, which cannot be dismissed or denied easily.

The best thing about his argument is that it successfully addresses and answers the most dominant views that have arisen in support of homosexuals. He carefully presents his own views and then skillfully counters other established theories. For example, it is believed that the real cause of unhappiness is not homosexuality itself but the stigma attached to it in our society. Levin argues that this view is not applicable anymore because the society has transformed dramatically in the past one decade where acceptance of homosexuals is concerned. However this transformation has not produced any marked increase in…