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Sorry, I do not agree
Thank you, Captain Obvious.

It appears to me that a person could only come to this conclusion by reading into the text, from other locations; what is not there.

Where is the word homosexuality ANYWHERE in Scripture in relation to Sodom?

[Gen 13:13 KJV] 13 But the men of Sodom [were] wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

Any mention of homosexuality there? No.

[Gen 18:20-21 KJV] 20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Any mention of homosexuality there? No.

[Gen 19:12-13 KJV] 12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring [them] out of this place: 13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

Any mention of homosexuality there? No.

[Deu 32:16-18, 20-21, 28-29, 31-32 KJV] 16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange [gods], with abominations provoked they him to anger. 17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new [gods that] came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. 18 Of the Rock [that] begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. ... 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end [shall be]: for they [are] a very froward generation, children in whom [is] no faith. 21 They have moved me to jealousy with [that which is] not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with [those which are] not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. ... 28 For they [are] a nation void of counsel, neither [is there any] understanding in them. 29 O that they were wise, [that] they understood this, [that] they would consider their latter end! ... 31 For their rock [is] not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves [being] judges. 32 For their vine [is] of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes [are] grapes of gall, their clusters [are] bitter:

Any mention of homosexuality there? No.

[Isa 3:8-9 KJV] 8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings [are] against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. 9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide [it] not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

Any mention of homosexuality there? No.

[Jer 23:14 KJV] 14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.

Any mention of homosexuality there? No.

[Eze 16:49-50 KJV] 49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw [good].

Any mention there? No.

[Eze 16:56 KJV] 56 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

Any there? No.

[2Pe 2:7-8 KJV] 7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] unlawful deeds;)

Any there? No.

[Jde 1:7 KJV] 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Closest verse you have to mentioning homosexuality, but it is not conclusive. The word is heteros there and is defined as number or quality. When of quality, it is defined as "one not of the same nature, form, class, kind, different". Seems like that definition puts us at a stand still. You are reading into Scripture the term homosexuality where it does not exist and is not talked about. Yet, they did something that was an abomination, but there are several sins that qualify for that. For me, the BIBLICAL evidence is that Angels somehow procreated with women in Genesis 6. You may disagree. That is fine. This is an opinion thread, not a thread to trash talk beliefs of fellow Christians by calling them Mormons etc.,