Both? Either?
There are things that turn me on that I can't help. There are things that turn me off that I can't help. There are things that turn me on because I approached them from different avenues.
I'm turned on by pregnant women (often). I've also had two children and was VERY attracted to both moms while they were pregnant. This is something that happened environmentally. This is an example of neither choice nor "no choice".
I'm turned on by redheads. I have NO idea why, but a pale redheaded women with freckles and paleish nipples... wow! This is an example of a "no choice".
I'm turned on by cuteness. Above all things, I find cuteness to be attractive. This occured by being interested in "cute" things. As I grew up, I more or less decided that cuteness was the way to go for my highest level of what I think is attractive. I seem to have chosen this route.
Another way to think about it...
A <male/female> is straight. They love the opposite sex and find them appealing. Then, after many failed relationships, they blame the gender as the root cause. They decide (consciously) to try the other side of the fence. If they end up staying with that course, it's still something they chose.
What about bisexual people who are so sheerly for the openness? Someone who enjoys sharing their sexuality with men and women (regardless of their own gender) simply so they can experience anyone and everyone? *shrug*
I don't think it's genetic. Or maybe it is sometimes, but not all times. I think sometimes it may be situational or environmental. Sometimes I think it's a specific decision. *shrug*
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Originally Posted by DaElf
The purpose of sex and attraction is procreation, pleasure is secondary. That being said if homosexuals are not making a choice it means they are geneticly retarded. Homosexual monkeys have been recorded in over populated societys. Look at rome for example.
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Eh... this is only partially true. Remember that most creatures, including other mammals, have sex based solely on procreative instinct. Humans are among the few who get additional pleasure from sexuality. Oddly enough, there are more species where the male "enjoys" sex than the female. There are MANY species where neither have any drive other than babies.