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I haven't read the thread, but just thought I'd give my $.02 -- I don't like the idea that it has to be either a choice or not a choice. I suspect it's a combination of things. Most people seem to be on a spectrum, where they're usually attracted to one gender, but sometimes (or often, or rarely) attracted to someone of the opposite gender. This much is the result of 'nature' and environment. But people also choose how they react to this. Sure, the choice is not random -- someone who is only rarely attracted to males is going to have a hard time choosing to be only attracted to males. But people near the middle of the spectrum can react in a variety of ways, and how we think about our feelings, our attractions, influences how we feel those feelings.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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