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The Bible accepts same-sex attraction and orientation
because it accepts men being deeply in love with men, without
any expression of disapproval by God or the biblical author.
In the David story, Jonathan, a king’s son, was totally in love
with David, a handsome shepherd who became army chief and
king.
The soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and
Jonathan loved him as his own self (1 Samuel 18:1). He made
David enter three agreements of a political and, probably,
emotional nature (1 Samuel 18:3, 20:17, 23:18). His love for
David surpassed a woman’s love (2 Samuel 1:26). He greatly
delighted in (or desired) David (1 Samuel 19:1), chose David
as his companion (1 Samuel 20:30) and saved David’s life (1
Samuel 20).
Although the story does not specifically say that David was in
love with Jonathan, it is still a prominent story of same-sex
attraction and love.
This relationship is presented as an admirable example. As far
as we know, the relationship was not sexual.
This story shows that same-sex (homosexual) orientation is
okay. But it doesn’t show anything about same-sex sexual
activity. We need to see other Bible verses to determine
whether same-sex sexual activity is good or bad.
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