Tina,

It's tough to refute particular passages in English. As translations vary to such an extraordinary degree (and seemingly, it's based largely on the particular agenda of each Church, whether liberal or conservative).

However, the passage you point out is interesting. Romans 1 is a passage that Paul to denounce idolatrous worship and rituals. With that preamble in mind, one could easily argue that Paul wasn't talking about homosexuals, but homosexual rituals in Pagan worship.

There's many other viewpoints at http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_bibc.htm and they make for a very interesting read.