Is homosexuality a choice or is it part of genetics?

Answer 1

It's a choice, but also some people don't know better to begin with.
My reasoning for why homosexuality is wrong that prolly has nothing to do witht he questionw hat so ever:

Naturally man and woman complement each other. Homosexuality goes against nature. If homosexuality was natural, why aren't there ONLY males, or why aren't there ONLY females? I was hoping to avoid too much religion in this question, but God created man to marry a woman, so they could procreate. God planned that man marry a woman to complete each other. It is like the yin and yang. They both nuetralize each other and balance each other (and help each other out). But when you have 2 of the same gender "together" you have too much of the same thinking. You need to have contradicting personalities and thought processes to have natural balance.

Answer 2

Probably some of both. But don't forget a third option: environmental factors (how you were raised).

People who were abused as kids seem to have a higher rate of homosexuality or bi-sexuality. Some studies suggest that if you had an older brother and you're a boy, then you have a greater chance of being gay. So that points to nurture/external forces as a factor.

But so is nature. Some folks are simply hard-wired to like the same sex, just like you can't help being attracted to whom you like. And just like you can't help *not* being attracted to, say, soda cans.

And it can be a matter of choice. In the 1970s-80s, it was somewhat fashionable to be gay, and many folks deliberately tried it. Can you imagine switching sides to play for the other team? I'm not talking about whether you'd be "grossed out", but is it physically/mentally possible for you to live as a gay person (assuming you're not)? If so, then it seems to be also in your power to choose the lifestyle.

Basically, ask yourself: is heterosexuality a choice for me or influenced by nature or nurture? Most would say they have no choice in the matter, but some folks with homosexual tendencies may play straight for a while until they come out of the closet (choice). And others remember specific events in their childhood that maybe made them aware of their (hetero)sexuality earlier than normal...those events might have influenced what kind of people they're attracted to.

Also, many see it as a spectrum of complete homosexuality on one end and complete heterosexuality on the other end. And most people fall somewhere in the middle (not exactly in the middle, but perhaps right of center or left of center; the point is that very few people are either 100% gay or 100% straight).

Answer 3

The question is not well posed. Every homosexual chooses whether to do homosexual things, so yes, they choose to be homosexual. The more interesting question is how much influence heredity has in determining sexual preferences. It's like asking if playing basketball is a choice or hereditary. Tall people are often better at playing basketball, and height is hereditary; people also tend to prefer doing things they're good at. Thus could we say that liking to play basketball is genetically determined rather than a choice? The concepts of choice and heredity belong to different conceptual paradigms, and I don't think they can be set up in a dichotomy like that.

Studies to date are very clear that male homosexuality has a strong hereditary (genetic) component. It's hard to see how anyone could deny that at this point. For female homosexuality, the evidence is less clear, and it's fair to say that if there is a hereditary component there, it's not anywhere near as strong as it is for male homosexuality. Some have argued that women are bisexual by nature, and that female sexual preference is largely learned, but a lot of that probably depends on how you define categories like "homosexuality", "bisexuality," and "heterosexuality." You have to keep in mind that those are rather artificial categories for behavior in many ways, and they may or may not correspond to anything other than conceits peculiar to our culture.

Answer 4

Genetics!

Answer 5

Genetics.

Answer 6

It's a combo of genetics and fetal environment. Ther might be a very small percentage who choose it. I only say that b/c in ancient Greece, it was more of a way of life for some groups than a desire. There must be at least a few like that today.

Answer 7

Indirect Choice usually.

Answer 8

It is inarguable a CHOICE.

People claim genetics because they are ashamed of their choice. It's a poor excuse for weak character.

If you choose to be homosexual then stand by your decision. Don't blame your genes and cry, "I had no choice, I was born gay!"

Does that mean I was born heterosexual?

Does that mean I don't find women attractive by choice but because of my genetic makeup?

Wouldn't that mean I would find all women regardless of their looks to be sexually appealing?

No, I choose women because they are feminine and I am masculine. And of those women, I choose the attractive ones.

Answer 9

Apparently, according to "scientific studies" it's usually inborn/genetic as opposed to a conscious choice.

It's important that the fundamentalist types get over their dysfunctional, at so many levels, attitudes and prejudices.

Btw, in my experience "fundamentalism" appeals mostly to the less bright and aware among our already quite dim species :))) So sad!!

Answer 10

the two are not mutually excluive. Just because it is not genetical it does not follow that it is a choice. Also we override our genes many times - how many blondes are geneticly so.

So - evidence shows we are all bisexual geneticly and learn to be hetrosexual.

So it is the case that a homosexual 'chooses' to be so just as much as you 'choose' to be hetrosexual.