Charles stated: 

"My brother and one sister are Gay. I love them as my siblings. However, I do not agree with thier lifestyles... I explain to my kids why thier Uncle and Aunt arent allowed in our home....just like anyone else they have to follow the rules or suffer the effects."

I am saddened by this person. He claims to love his brother and sister, yet his beliefs (beliefs he is "choosing" to accept as a part of his life) exclude them as family. The family unit is one of the most important founding elements of our nation, family that doesn't necessarily have to include bloodline. 

As a comparison, and I am not trying to insult, one should look into the practices of cults. A key element in cult tactics is to separate a member (or potential member) from family, when the family doesn't share the same values of the cult.

I am the middle son of 9 children, born and raised on a farm in a farming community. We are what might be considered the "salt of the earth" people, born into and raised in the Roman Catholic church (though now I am non-practicing). None of us are gay, but a member of my sister-in-law's family was. It came as a shock to many of us knowing this, but it didn't change our view on him as a good person, a man with great work ethic and morals. He is still loved by all of the family, ours as well, invited to family functions and treated as nothing less than a "child of God". His interactions with his nieces and nephews are no different than any other uncle, and they are enriched by his presence in their lives, and his life is enriched for having them in it.

I don't agree with "improper" public displays of affection - heterosexual or homosexual - deep kissing, fondling, etc. (which Charles also commented on) Many of us in the USA don't. There is a place and time for that (and some might say, an age). But handholding, a caring touch, or lean against a loved one is a powerfully simple display of love, compassion, and support toward another. Even in the UAE and other parts of the world (some, whose people have strong religious belief systems - most anti-gay) have no problem with males holding hands in public as a natural part of their society.

One of the great threats to our society is fear, fear of the unknown, and the hasty actions resulting from such ignorance. This fear has a way of separating people (by color, creed, socio-economic position, ancestry... sadly, the list goes on),  breaking apart families, and creating stressful, even life-threatening situations that could be abated by honestly trying to understand someone. One will find that regardless of how we look or act (assuming law-abiding), or where we come from, that we are not at all dissimilar in our desires, our hopes and our goals.

And if my point evades Charles, then this should help: even Jesus ate with the tax collectors (truly despised people of the time). There's that thing called "living, teaching by example", that Jesus did. His presence in people's lives inspired them. You can't inspire people if you are not among them.