Sexual Morality: Why is homosexuality a matter?

I remember on Last Friday, i posted to my FB's account about our reflection on religion and homosexuality. Though i have written about this theme before as part of my thesis, however everytime we come to discussion about this particular sexual orientation, it invites strong reaction from people coming different background. It is interesting that the argumentation that purposed on my FB mostly referring to The Holy Qur'an, that many Muslim tent to believe that God curses People of Prophet Luth because of their sexual orientation. I have posted some arguments from Muslim scholars, which you can refer to my Facebook Ruby Khalifah. Now, I would like to quote debate on comment of my FB about this issue, see below:

FA from Madura  said because homosexuality is satanic habit

NV from Jordan argued that the book Reading to Quran, provides and interesting reading of the Quran's position on the subject.. basically stating that the term "nas" meaning people in the quran refers to people of different orientations. while Islam does not clearly endorse homosexuality, it does not in the religious text justify any prejudice or punishment..

HJ from Iran said that in Quran- about Lut's people- homosexuality is clearly defined as a big sean and a disgusting action. God knows humans as a creator. if it was a natural orientation although for a few of people he would have limited the generality of the principle

What i would like to emphasize on my writing today on exploring question, why do many people always refer homosexuality to sexual morality? When my friend from Madura said that "Homosexuality is satanic habit ", to me it is very clear that he understands homosexuality as sexual behavior, which has close relation with sexual freedom, where the one who love same sex, likely commit with multi sexual partners.  Sexual promiscuity seems to be an issue. But why do we perceive homosexuality who do sexual promiscuity has lower status than heterosexual person who practice sexual promiscuity? If we do not agree with sexual promiscuity and multi partners relationship, it should be applied to all sexual orientation; homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality. The phrase Satanic Habit refers to his very lack of knowledge and information about this issue, Similarly with HJ from Iran refers that homosexuality is a big sin and a disgusting action. The statement of HJ is contradictory to the believe of Muslim that in Islam big sin is if you resembling Allah to other creature and worship it, or we call it Musyrik.

Come back to my critical question on sexual morality. At least i find two reason why homosexuality is always a matter; firstly, there is reproductive consequences from having sexual relation with same sex, because absent of pregnancy. Therefore, people assume that homosexual people likely change their partners often or even inter change. For some people, it is against nature of sexual relation is for the purpose of having generation. In fact, in Islam the number of text of prophetic jurisprudence which discuss about sexual relation as pleasure is higher compare to sexual relation as recreation of human being. 

Secondly, same sex relation may be against of the holy marriage bond, which is believed by all religions that sexual relation should come later after marriage. In reality, many nations do not approve same sex legal marriage, But at the same time condemn this practice as against morality. I my self feel irritated with this situation, while we are facing bigger moral degradation on violation people's rights, killing of Rohingya for instance, corruption, wife beaten by husband, rape, etc...which those realities against morality. When you ask  people "which one is more sinful between homosexuality or violation of human rights? I believe that people will answer "homosexuality" is more dangerous in corrupting social morality. why? I guess because there is big power relation questions and challenges in sexuality. And because sexuality is considered as private domain, so it is not necessarily to talk in publik. ***

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