Romans 1:26–27: What It Says and Why
Paul names same-sex sexual relations as one visible example of a deeper exchange: worshiping the creature instead of the Creator. He places it inside an argument that ends with every person, including the religious critic, standing in need of God's righteousness.
Romans 1:18–32: Truth Suppressed, God Gave Them Up
Romans 1:18–32 says the root human sin is suppressing what creation plainly shows about God, and that God responds by giving people up to the desires they have chosen. Same-sex practice appears inside that larger indictment, and Romans 2:1 immediately places the person who judges others under the same verdict.