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Q: "What does the Bible say about homosexuals and bisexuals?"
A: The Bible is really clear about homosexuality. Anyone who claims that it isn't has not read it very well. Genesis 19, Romans 1:18-32, 1 Corinthians 6:9, and many others expressly forbid homosexuality and say that is a nasty thing to God. That may not be a popular thing for me to say these days, but it is what the Bible says.
Some people think that homosexuality is kind of a new thing. This is not the case. Homosexuality has been around almost as long as people have. There are even many accounts of Roman emperors who lived in homosexual relationships. But at no time in human history have people considered it to be a normal expression of human love. In fact, even 20 years ago homosexuality was considered to be a mental illness officially by most psychology textbooks. This is the first time in human history that people have fought to have homosexual "marriage" be considered normal.
OK, so the Bible says it is a sin. But, remember that the Bible doesn't say that it is worse than lying, or stealing, or having heterosexual sex outside of marriage. They are all sin, and God looks at sin all the same. What is interesting about homosexuality is the way people define themselves by it. People actually refer to themselves as "homosexuals" and consider that to be the major defining characteristic of their lives. That part does make it a little bit different.
But, there are a few things to really remember about this. First of all, for someone to feel that they are attracted to a person of the same sex does not make them evil in any way. There are various ideas on why this may happen, but the attraction is not sin. The sin isn't the temptation. The sin is indulging in the temptation. Secondly, homosexual people are people that God loves and Jesus died for, just as like heterosexual people. For a Christian to make fun of homosexual people, or treat them badly in any way is a sin, period. That doesn't mean you have to say what they are doing is OK, but it does mean that we need to treat them with love, just like anyone else. They do have a right to make their own decisions, even if those decisions aren't what God wants for them.
In terms of bisexuality, I don't really recognize that as anything but complete sexual confusion, or uncontrollable lust in some way. People who identify themselves as bisexual need the love of Jesus just like anyone else, but I can't identify it as something legitimate.