1. Being gay is genetic.
2. Being gay is a choice.
2007-12-24 08:49:56 · 20 answers · asked by the-chick 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
3. It's naive to assume there's a single reason.
2007-12-24 08:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Whether being attracted to someone of the same sex is a choice or not is not an issue, but engaging in gay activities IS a choice.
2007-12-24 09:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by Hope 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's kind of stupid to say ONE reason is the deciding factor behind it, but out of those 2 choices I think that it's generally probably #1, although I'm sure there are exceptions who are #2. But most gay people I've ever talked to have told me that they think they were born gay because they've had homosexual feelings for as long as they can remember.
2007-12-24 08:53:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3. Being gay is decided due, not to genetics, but an allergic reaction to testosterone in the mother, along with a wide variety of other things.
2007-12-24 08:55:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most gay people don't feel they had or have a choice.
however a few gay people i've met (women) say they chose to be lesbians for political reasons (ie they didn't like men because of their role in the world as oppressors). being gay is not a choice 99.99% of the time. of course the behavior is a choice - ie whether or not you decide to have sex with certain people - you always get to choose your behavior.
2007-12-24 08:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I know is no Man can CHOOSE to be gay. And if any man thinks that it could be a choice than they have a little queer inside of them
2007-12-24 08:55:02 · answer #6 · answered by Mastermind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly 1.
Being Gay has a genetic component, but as with all sexuality, falls within the normal range of human sexual orientation.
Just because we find that much of human sexuality eventually leads to heterosexual functioning, it does not follow that sexual attractions of even self-defined heterosexuals are all exactly alike.
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2007-12-24 08:55:07 · answer #7 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither one really.
I don't view it as a choice or as hardwired genetically forced behavior. I view it as a mental prefrence with an unknown catalyst.
2007-12-24 08:54:13 · answer #8 · answered by flamespeak 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3. Psychoanalytical
2007-12-24 09:28:40 · answer #9 · answered by Adam of the wired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither one. Homosexuality is a psychosocial disorder caused by early childhood experiences. There is no evidence that it is genetic, and it obviously is not a choice.
2007-12-24 08:56:36 · answer #10 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't feel either for me and honestly i don't care. You can tell me i chose it all you want but i know for a fact i didn't especially when i finally stopped denying it all i could do was hate it. But its all good now =]
2007-12-24 08:57:26 · answer #11 · answered by Emily 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋