Is sexual preference a choice?

Question

And if so, where are all the homo to hetero converts?

Answer 1

I didn't choose to be straight!!! I was born like this!!! Sure, I find women beautiful, but the thought of licking carpet just doesn't do anything for me!!! And to make matters worse, I'll see these hot construction worker men, and it's all over for me!The way they smell, the big strong arms, what they have in their boxers,,,I don't want to like it,I just do!!! I can't help it! I was born straight!!!!

Answer 2

its a desire,
it is what turns you on
you may not always know at first what this is because we are locked into convention and peer pressure

but in the end ,which gender stimulates you to want to have sex determines what your preference is .

it could be a persons personality and the gender is of secondary importance.
in that case you would be bisexual

or if it is purely the gender ,,male or female ,than it is not really a choice any more,but becomes a necessity.
and you would be hetero or gay

this could be from birth on or an acquired taste over the years ,depending on opportunity,and influence by others
as well as genetic construction.
Human sexuality is very complicated

there being 4 main sexes to start out with (not 2)
xx,xy,macho man and effemiate man
yx ,yy,macho woman and effeminate woman

and there are not rules as to who ends up with whom ,if there are not strong regulating social pressures to prevent sexual freedoms.anything is possible

Answer 3

Homosexuality...
Bisexuality...
Heterosexuality...


All of the above are 'LIFESTYLES''; they are not inherent within an individual,... THEY ARE CHOSEN. Currently, no direct genetic links have been isolated and genetic predispositions are, at best, arguable.

The instinctive 'survival' drive of homo sapiens inclines most humans to 'choosing' heterosexuality, as this 'lifestyle' naturally insures the survival of the species. As with many animal species, the instincts to "mate and procreate" are not as pronounced in some individuals as they are in others, hence the occasional aberrant behavior of a few to 'choose' a homosexual or bisexual path for other reasons; most likely for opportunistic sexual gratification.

Answer 4

I thought as you did once that sexual preferences was by choice. I am hetero but I have homosexuals in my family. I now believe it is not always choice. It is a chemical imbalance in their system. They tend to be attracted to same sex.

It is a choice for them to come out of the closet and try to be a normal homosexual and enjoy there life as they feel it should be enjoyed.

Answer 5

No it is not. Scientist have actually discovered a gene that is inherited from the mother that causes a predisposition to homosexuality. It usually is dormant but there are some triggers that activate it. It was in the American Medical Journal of Medicine a few years ago. So if it is naturally genetic, and god supposedly created our genes......then it is not a sin, since he made the gene... right/ Oh case in point both me and my brother were in same sex relationships (I say were, because he died two years ago of a massive heart attack). How many times have you heard of that happening with siblings?

Answer 6

Homosexuality is a choice of a sexual partner based on gender, as is the case for those who are heterosexual. All humans (at least most) have some level of sexual drive that results in a physical reaction to sexual stimuli from another human. Each of us have “learned behaviors” that determine how and when we are going to react to those stimuli when confronted with them. From our understanding of those “learned behaviors” we each make a choice about the level of reaction that we are going to allow. Society, moral values and other factors help us to determine what is “appropriate” and what is not. But each and every sexual experience is a “choice” by at least one if not both of the participants. The euphoric effect from sexual experiences often overpowers those “learned behaviors” and clouds the “choice” but it is still a “choice”.

Every society on the face of the earth has developed a set of norms for what “choices” are acceptable with in that society. We send adults to prison if that “choice” involves children or the infirm. We do the same if one partner is unwilling regardless of their respective genders. Is not unwillingness a “choice”? One can argue that a homosexual act between two adults should be among the acceptable “choices” but you cannot deny that both parties must make a “choice”. If sex were not a matter of “choice” would we not all be having sex with one another? It is the ability to make those “choices” and determine what is acceptable in a given society that both defines that society and differentiates humans from most animals.

Answer 7

If you believe in the Bible, Romans 1:24-27 talks about men "leaving their natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another" NKJV

This is a natural thing that happens in humans when we are left to our own devices. Heterosexual sex alone no longer does it for us, so we look to other unexplored areas.

Because of the social stigma against homosexuality, the men who have been brought "back to their senses", I suspect don't talk much about their past experiences from fear of shame.

Homosexuals do say they were born that way too, and you can't argue with that.

Answer 8

I don't believe that is a choice.

I had this discussion with someone recently (a straight male) and I said to him, "When you see a beautiful woman with an hourglass figure walk by your eyes are immediately drawn to her and you feel attracted... even though you are married, correct?"

And he said, "Well, I find her attractive, but I wouldn't go try to be with her", and I said, "Yes, I understand that you choose to not pursue her because you are married, but can you help that that shape draws your eyes in, maybe even gives you an erection? And now if a tall built man, with a triangle shape, broad on top, thin waist came by, would you have the same initial feeling, that same innate draw to him? And he then saw my point.

Some things are choices, others are not... and I don't believe that homosexuals should have to choose to not pursue their inborn desires of being with the same sex. Society has placed that rule on them... well actually some societies have, others have not, all throughout time, and I think our society is pretty backwards for doing so in this modern era... it's time we came out of the dark ages.

Answer 9

If this is a serious question, then I believe to some extent it isn't. Some people really have felt like they were "supposed" to be the opposite sex, since birth. However, there are some that do it for attention. Then, there are those that just PREFER the same sex. The human mind is a complicated thing, and for people to try and say someone else is wrong for something they believe, feel, or think, is just plain rude.

If this was not a serious question, then poo you.

Answer 10

Yeh, its a choice, and there are homo to hetero converts.... just pull ur head out of our **** and look for them.