What if I was uncomfortable with a homosexual coworker (and homosexuality actualy is a crime in my country). Would that be OK?
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You are mistakenly (or deliberately, I guess) conflating ethics with legality. Rape is different from homosexuality because homosexuality isn't harmful or morally wrong.
My parent post specifically used the word "crime" my response was to show that "being a crime" is not a good reason.
Also morality is subjective. For example, the government of my country argues that homosexuality is immoral (obviously I disagree). So the question is whose moral are we considering? Your personal morality? Mine?
And is it moral to ostracize someone from society because of a crime they have been punished for?
> So the question is whose moral are we considering? Your personal morality? Mine?
The morals of the community in question. The laws and customs of unrelated countries or communities are immaterial to the decisions of this particular community.
> And is it moral to ostracize someone from society because of a crime they have been punished for?
It's one thing to ostracize someone from society entirely. It's much less extreme for one particular community to say that someone with a track record of abusing authority or positions of trust shouldn't be put in a position of authority or trust.
There are only a limited number of positions of authority in this community, and plenty of people who are perhaps more deserving of that position who don't have a track record of abusing such positions. It was noted that this person received financial support from the conference. Maybe that didn't need to happen, given there are others who were not financially supported?
> The morals of the community in question. The laws and customs of unrelated countries or communities are immaterial to the decisions of this particular community.
So it is OK for me to demand a homosexual co-worker be fired if the community of my workspace is homophobic?
In your country I guess it would be lawful, but I personally wouldn't say it's morally okay.
For instance, I have no problem with the Catholic church banning gay priests. But I'm not outraged because doing so isn't banning gays from society.
> homosexuality isn't harmful or morally wrong.
Who gets to decide that? For many religious people, it is both (and actually criminal when proven). We take our religion seriously.