ruggerp11

No it doesn't. If thats how someone chooses to live their life then they might as well have been born with it!

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Lasereth

I hate people who hate gay people. Does that make me a bad person? I hate close minded idiots who think that gay people are trying to be anti-flag and anti-norm by "choosing" to be gay. The fact of the matter is if you choose to be gay then you're not really gay. Sorry for the mini-rant but I was reminded of this thread at work today when a few coworkers were making their unconscious homophobia wildly apparent.

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cyklone

I have worked professionally with some homosexuals. The ones I have spoken to about this have said that they have always known that they were attracted more to males, even as a small child. Secondly, the percentage of homosexuality in the various populations around the world is around 4% (except for UK where there is a very very much higher percentage. Especially amongst their cricketers ). Why should it be that regular unless there is a biological determination.

You might also take on board that to be homosexual in the western world can be so difficult that no-one would voluntarily choose that orientation.

asaris

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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Daemon1313

Both, some people choose it and with other people its just the way the are.

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dd3953

No, I guess it really doesn't matter. I was just wondering what straight people thought about it, so I asked. I didn't give many options, because I guess I wasn't giving straight folk enough credit.

And I am VERY happy that I did ask. There are more opinions in the world than colors - and one is just as interesting to look at as the other.

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