Erm, this. Fern, you know homosixuality isn't a mental illness, right?...Right?

It was a topic that came up when I was at school, maybe my wording was a little too harsh sounding?
Some percieve it as a mental disorder, but it doesn't get treated like one. Some see it as a genetic disorder, but it doesn't get the same care as, say downs syndrome. If I paid attention in psychology I might know more but I'm sure it was along those lines.

I know a lot of things.
But since the essay style the OP wants is an argumentative or persuasive essay I'd say you could put foward this as an argumentative essay viewing different approaches to like the relgious view on it opposed to the scientfic view - and then at the end you give your own opinion and what one you believe is right or if you think they are both wrong. It's a valid topic to do, I think anyway.

Er, not so much harsh-sounding as completely wrong.

Well I think my reply to Revolution was a little more correct and descriptive as to what I meant to say.
It's basically a science V religion thing. Most arguments will be to some point.

I think I'd just exercise some caution with the terminology in question. Not from the point of view of political correctness, just that the potential for being misunderstood is significant, especially with terms such as "disorder".

Theres another one the OP could use "Politcal Correctness".
I didn't use the word disorder until I was replying to Emz
Turns out I did but that wasn't the line in question since, like I said "It's basically a science V religion thing" where one would say genetic the other says mental.
This might be off topic but makes good points if the Op wants this topic - How is it not a disorder, when the definition of disorder is when relating to disease is "abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism" and the general meaning is disruption of systematic functioning?

Did/do you happen to be a philosophy student? That's a nice list.

How about this: in overpopulated areas obligatory female sterilisation is a good idea.
Prisoners may be used for forced labour.
Lying is a good trait for a politician.
Monarchies should be abolished.
English should be the official language at all educational insitutions around the world.
Doping in sports should be allowed.
Humanity shouldn't feel bad about exterminating other species.
Headscarfs should be banned from public areas.
Torturing should be allowed in the fight against terrorism.

One normally doesn't want to get into a hard line religious debate in a paper written for English. Unless it's a religious school or a philosophy class. Maybe that differs in the UK.

But I never knew that being homosixual disrupts your daily functioning. It makes me wonder if being left handed would also be a mental disorder.

I'm not a philosophy student as much as I like thinking about various things and thinking of solutions/causes and viewing even the things I do daily from a 3rd perspective. I didn't have the time to put up with my narrow minded psychology teacher so I left the class.
I kept the ideas I think would be interesting.

Well in Scotland there are plenty of religious schools, and there's no need to make it a hard hitting one just hit various points to score marks on each side of the argument and you'll pass easy. Your opinion on the matter is worth loads of marks if you can justify it as well. Americans are too touch on what they discuss I believe but here everythings open as long as it can be justified.

Have you ever tried using right handed pencils?

I'm right handed and assume all of my pencils are rights handed. Not sure what the difference would be. I've gotten stuck with a left-handed desk before. Terrible.

Here are a few that came to mind,

Gay Marriage. I don't need to go into any detail on that one except that it is a HUGE deal right now (and has been for a long time).

Toddlers and Tiaras. Look that up. That is a messed up show, and has brought up a lot of controversy.

A dramatic rise in gas prices. What is going to happen now that gas is getting higher and higher? What will people do? What new forms of transportation will arise?

Honestly I would go with the dramatic rise in gas prices. There have already been reports on more robberies from just plain gas siphoning to more intellectual robberies. It's a topic that hasn't been beaten to a pulp (yet), and is a little newer and more fresh.

As in fresh I mean the CURRENT rise in gas prices. Not past ones.

What will people do? Pay more money. Petrol prices in the US are still very low compared to elsewhere...

Not everyone can afford that. I'm talking about people as in a whole. Not just the people who have comfortable wallets.
There are already signs of desperation. Hence the more intellectual robberies taking place recently. And yes I do agree that prices are still low compared to other places, but I am not comparing them to other places. Honestly my coworkers, managers, friends, family,relatives and my college debate class have all been talking about what they need to do to start saving more money to be able to afford gas. They are also saying they are going to buy motorcycles, bikes, or more fuel efficent cars then what they have now. That doesn't sound like paying more money to me. That sounds like desperation.

It's still the same as what's already happened elsewhere. Which isn't to say it's acceptable (though there's nothing wrong with better fuel efficiency...) but considering the OP lives in Scotland which has had far higher fuel prices for as long as anyone can remember, I'm not sure the situation in the US is going to resonate particularly.

The OP should write the position paper on whether posting in online forums is a benefit or a detriment to developing good social skills that can be transferred to the 'real' word.

do games effect children ?

I was trying to be funny/sarcastic, did I fail or did you refuse to see it