So it’s only valid in cases where someone has a choice?
I’m not sure I would say it that way, but I’m not really sure how I would say it.
By that logic, I can’t “hate the sin” of an individual attracted to the same sex, but I can “hate the sin” of someone having homosexual sex, right? Bear in mind that you probably don’t know my views on homosexuality (and others who’ve known me longer and think they do likely not either) so don’t bring me personally into this. It’s merely a question. Homosexual sex is in fact a choice.
Sexual relief is a requirement for humans, and if you’re gay then the only way to get that is through gay sex. It may technically be a choice, but it’s a choice in the sense that your only other option is to be unhappy/sexually frustrated.
A requirement? That’s nonsense. Most of the very celibate priests and nuns I know lead very fulfilling and happy lives. Our parish priest is one of the happiest people I know, and he’s a virgin. Also, I’m young yet, but I feel that I could live quite contentedly without ever having sex. It’s not a pressing desire at the moment (not to say that it isn’t a desire).