Several people who've experienced the emotional pain and turmoil of alternative sexuality have told me it's a very apt analogy. I'm sorry it bothers you.

I am not, as you notice, ashamed. I am puzzled. However, no amount of hate or disgust from strangers on the internet is going to change how I think. Certainly, I'm not going to be convinced I was wrong by people saying "I am offended that you even exist."

Plenty of people are offended that I exist. Get in line.