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All I have to say is scripture speaks for itself.
Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality,10 or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God
1 Cor 6:9-10 (NLT)

So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies.25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.
28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.30 They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents.31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.32 They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
Romans 1:24-32 (NLT)

Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins.27 There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.28 For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.29 Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us.
Heb 10:26-29 (NLT)

And here is the major one

Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.
Leviticus 18:22 (NLT)

Now if anyone says that those don't apply then how do we know what parts of the Bible apply and don't apply? Well here's your answer.

I want you to remember what the holy prophets said long ago and what our Lord and Savior commanded through your apostles.
2 Peter 3:2

Proving God spoke it through the prophets and apostles. In the orginal language where it says commanded the word there is breathed. Now there are different forms of that the word breathed in the language that Peter was writing but the only other time that form is used is when it says "God breathed life into man" (that is why you will see Bible with the title The Living Bible). So if you reject certain parts of it then you might as well reject all of it since the whole thing is what God breathed through them.

Also about the fact that it is a sin. Sin is sin either way you look at it. To say that one person is worse than another because they partake in a different kind of sin is rediculous. There isn't one sin that is worse than another for they all keep us from God. We all sin "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23. All sin will be forgiven and it will not effect a person's salvation "For by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not of yourselves, it is a gift of God." Ephesians 2:8. Though the person must also repent, which means which means to turn back and not try to do it again, of whatever sin it may be. It is important that we not only as for forgiveness but also repent since it says “If righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and ignore the obstacles I put in their way, they will die" Ezekiel 3:20. God does this so they do not become a stumbling block for others and lead them down the same road. All together we should judge other's because of their sins for we all do it “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others." Mathew 7:1-2, “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye." Mathew 7:3-5. Instead we should show them the love that Christ showed us "Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law" Romans 13:10



***Note: in the orginal language of most of these scriptures the word has different meanings. Just like how the word for virgin and young girl were the same. So when it goes through translation it can be either or. Thus different traslations say different things.***

The idea that they don't apply to us is the fact that the Laws are for those that are unruly to keep them in line. I have to find the scripture for that one. The reason why they don't apply to use is because we should already be doing what is right according to God. Also if you are saying the Old Testiment doesn't apply then how would we know if Jesus was the Messiah because he had to fulfill all the prophesies to prove he was in fact what he said. Also I noticed you didn't read Leviticus in it's orginal language. Anyways the reasonwe aren't kosher is because of what is said in Acts 11:4-9 "Then Peter told them exactly what had happened. 5 “I was in the town of Joppa,” he said, “and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me. When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of small animals, wild animals, reptiles, and birds. 7 And I heard a voice say, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.’“‘No, Lord,’ I replied. ‘I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure or unclean.’ “But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.’ This happened three times before the sheet and all it contained was pulled back up to heaven. Also what about when Noah's son came into his tent and saw Noah naked and gazed upon (orginal meaning lusted) him? That son was cursed was he not?

I can't argue with what rmcdra quoted but I don't think I'm entirely convinced. I don't see anything wrong with a person loving someone of the same sex, but it's the part where they attempt to seal that love with sex that it gets tricky for me.

I'm not convinced that it's perfectly okay, but even if it isn't, I'm not worried about someone being gay. I think that if God can forgive someone for adultery between a man and a woman, he can forgive someone for monogamous, committed sex between two men, if He even takes offense to it.

So, long story short. I don't know if Homosexuality is a sin or not, but the Bible says that our sins are forgiven in the first place.

Thank you, I try.

Precisely, that was a big contributor to making me want to join the Methodist movement; The fact that the core of their belief system is everyone is of equal, sacred worth before God, and all deserve our love, care, protection, and equal justice under the law. Even people of other religions. That kind of mercy and openness was precisely what I want from the Church.

I guess I'll copypasta my stock answer again...

The modern concept of homosexuality did not exist in biblical times- that is, two people seeking a loving and committed relationship to one another, like a man and woman would in marriage.

In the context of the time period, the OT verses would probably refer to pagan ritual orgies, so they would fall under idolatry. The NT ones would refer to the Greco-Roman practice of men taking boy lovers as a rite of passage, which implied effeminacy which was something hated in the culture, or it may also refer to temple prostitution, which was a major issue in Corinth.

Nothing speaks against a loving, companionate relationship.

Off topic: Methodists are awesome cool

All sins can be forgiven BUT you have to admit whole-heartedly that you were wrong and sinful in your action and ask for that forgiveness. To all human beings in such situations (long-term monogamous relationships), I don't know how any of us could genuinely regret having sex with someone we loved deeply. In our hearts we would feel justified. So...

That is where God's gift of wisdom comes into play. If the wisdom comes from God then it will be true and pass any test. The surest test would be if it passes the greatest commandment. If you are in a relationship that does not show affection toward God, your neighbor, your enemy, or yourself, then it's probably something that is going to hurt your relationship with Christ. While a bit of a crude test, it offers a starting point for evaluation.