Is homosexuality a genetic predisposition or a choice?

Answer 1

It's not a choice, just like straight men don't "choose" to like women.
Besides, who would "choose" to get beat up in high school and have their parents disown them? There are gay people out there who would love to choose staightness, but it's not a switch one can turn on and off.

Answer 2

I studied biology and human anatomy... it is a genetic predisposition as you state, however I can't help but think that some actually decide for one reason or another to switch which gender they prefer... maybe a psychological alarm going off in their heads, or an extreme shock, or who knows what... some may even not need that to switch.

However, I approach everyone with the fact that it is a genetic predisposition... what is it any of my business to know how you became gay? You are, and I have to accept that.

Answer 3

A study in the 1970s found that when animals become overcrowded(sorry, can't remember which type(s) of animal was used,pretty unfair to the creatures in questuion too) they begin to be attracted to the same sex- a good way of controlling the population! There are certainly far too many humans in the world, more than the planets' resources can support. I believe it is a genetic predisposition, although some people may have 'gay' relationships after feeling unable to have sexual relations with people of the opposite sex due to trauma.

Answer 4

being homosexual is not a choice
i think humans are actually bisexual, with a tendency toward male or female. on a scale of 1-10, with 1 liking woman and 10 liking men, straight men & lesbians are in the 1-3 range, straight women and gay men are in the 7-10 range, while bisexuals are in the 4-6 range.
Societies throughout history have persuaded people to be in a certain type of relationship. Heterosexual relationships were encouraged thousands of years ago because the population needed to increase.
Throughout history, between 1 in 10 and 1 in 7 people is gay. That's between 10% and 14%...throughout history.
Straight people can choose to be in a homosexual relationship, just as gay people can choose to be in a heterosexual relationship. They may not be sexually satisfied, but you're supposed to fall in love with a person's soul, not his/her body, right? So it shouldn't matter either way. "What the world needs now is love, sweet love."
I know 3 people who were sexually/emotionally abused by a father and are all in homosexual relationships now. I believe the one daughter cannot trust men, the other daughter is straight, but cannot trust men. And the son was so disgusted by what the dad did, that he has always wished he wasn't a boy to turn into a man like his father. Although he is nothing like his father, I think he missed out on having a normal father/son relationship.
Who knows? Live and let live.

Answer 5

It is not a choice. Ever hear a straight person indicate the moment he/she decided to be straight versus gay? Straight people have no more control over what they are attracted to than do gay people. I once heard a gay man say that the idea of sex with a female was repulsive to him. This was not a choice. Most gay people report that they felt "different" when they were young, often long before hormonal changes produced strong sexual strivings. There is a growing body of evidence that there are observeable biological differences [brain differences] between gay and straight people. Recent research showed that certain brain functions in lesbians were more like those of straight men than of straight women. Finally, why would someone "choose" an orientation [NOT "preference"] that brings them much social rejection and pain?? Of course, gay people can choose not to engage in gay BEHAVIOR but why should they be celibate???

Answer 6

i would have to go with a genetic predisposition, but then again some make it a choice after maybe a iccident that affected their life or a memory that haunts them. just saying could be by choice but i think its predisposition

Answer 7

Look, I don't care what anyone says...
People who are homosexual or gay are born that way...it's in the genes...it's pre-programmed, pre-ordained.

I can't believe there is still a great debate about whether one is genetically pre-disposed for homosexuality or if they are a product of their environment.

Growing up in Philly, I remember there was a set of twins (boys) that I was friends with. One of them had obvious effeminate characteristics and would actually admit to liking boys, while the other was straight as an arrow.
They were raised together, in the same house and same environment.
And, of course, the effeminate twin got teased a lot.
Now, you tell me.

One cannot one day DECIDE to be gay, you either are or you aren't...period.

Answer 8

A choice. God made man and woman to compliment each other. Homosexuality is a personal choice. Every homosexual out there would not be homosexual if they would just give the opposite sex a fair chance.

Answer 9

I think it is both. If one chooses men over women and one is a man, that is the choice one makes! But this man wouldn't just choose it! There would have to be a reason: (he's predisposed genetically) or something in his mind tells him that he prefers men. I don't know if what I'm saying makes any sense...but I'm tired!

Answer 10

Just as heterosexuals are born that way, so are homosexuals. Who would purposely choose a life which involves having to stay in the closet because "coming out" can put one in danger or mean prejudice, hatred, and discrimination?

Answer 11

Pure choice. You may not remember when or where you made that choice, but as a retired mental health practitioner of 20+ years, I am certain the choice was made initially, and re-made numerous times since then. God Bless you.