ination ▁to ▁hom osex ual ▁acts ▁as ▁conc up isc ence . ▁▁ ▁The ▁church ▁recogn izes ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁L GB T ▁people . ▁According ▁to ▁Church ▁teaching , ▁" sex ual ity ▁affect s ▁all ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁person ." ▁This ▁is ▁especially ▁true ▁of ▁the ▁" cap acity ▁to ▁love ▁and ▁pro create ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁general ▁way ▁the ▁apt itude ▁for ▁forming ▁b onds ▁of ▁commun ion ▁with ▁others . ▁However , ▁a ▁person ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁reduced ▁to ▁not ing ▁more ▁than ▁their ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁or ▁a ▁heter osex ual . ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁points ▁to ▁several ▁pass ages ▁in ▁the ▁Bible ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁its ▁teach ings , ▁including ▁Gen esis ▁ 1 9 : 1 - 1 1 , ▁Lev it icus ▁ 1 8 : 2 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 : 1 3 , ▁I ▁Cor inth ians ▁ 6 : 9 , ▁Rom ans ▁ 1 : 1 8 - 3 2 , ▁and ▁I ▁Tim othy ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁from ▁disc rim ination ▁The ▁church ▁teach es ▁that , ▁as ▁one ▁does ▁not ▁choose ▁to ▁be ▁either ▁hom o - ▁or ▁heter osex ual , ▁being ▁gay ▁is ▁not ▁sin ful . ▁It ▁also ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁being ▁gay ▁does ▁not ▁make ▁you ▁a ▁bad ▁person ▁and ▁that ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁is ▁inn ate ▁and ▁not ▁change able . ▁Every ▁person ,