I haven't read all this thread, but I disagree with the books.
I can't really explain it, really I think it's probably a lot to do with my mother being very anti-homosexual (not homophobic - she's not got a PHOBIA of gay people....she just thinks it's profoundly wrong!)
My father is very blatently anti-homosexual also. To a worse degree even than my mother. He is frequently making remarks about "poofs".
You'll find a lot of your parents attitudes rub off on you, whether you want them to or not.
In general, I have nothing amazingly against gay people. Actually my best friend is a lesbian, and my husband has an enormous crush on Johnny Depp lol (he calls himself bi-selective haha). I myself fancy Xena/Lucy Lawless. (Only her though - maybe I'm bi-selective myself lol).
I wouldn't be able to bring myself to do anything with a woman though (if I wasn't married of course).
I think deep down, some part of me thinks that it's wrong - unnatural. I'm sure it's because of my parents influences.
Part of me thinks that love is love, and it shouldn't matter who you love. But another part of me thinks that it's going against nature, and is actually a sin.
Anyway, suffice to say, that if Lydia were to end up a lesbian, of course I would still love her and accept her decision, but I can't say I wouldn't be disappointed. I don't think I'd be able to help it.
So about these books, well I disagree with them, because I don't want Lydia to learn that being homosexual is okay and that there's nothing wrong with it, because part of me thinks there IS something wrong with it, even if I don't want to think that way.
God I'm such a cow lol.