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 Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:42 pm
Zorlock Darksoul I don't know if people are born gay or not. However, just because some people choose to be gay doesn't mean that's how it works for everyone. The evidence for one does not automatically invalidate the other. They aren't mutually exclusive. These are my precise thoughts on the matter. But, what do I know.
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:44 am
i think that you have to discover ur self before you can make that descision some of my best friends are gay and they didn't realize it untill last year and they both had tried dating girls and didn't like it and not all parents of gay ppl disown them both of my friends familys are very accepting and happy for them and all you ppl can't say anything bad about them cause their ppl 2 and their just like you and me and to all you gay ppl out there i wish ur schools and familys were like mine and my friend's
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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:40 pm
Well, as a gay man, I don't think, in fact I know, in my case, that I was NOT born gay.As a small boy, I was head over heels with a girl named Brianna that I went to school with.I would follow her around and do whatever her and her friends wanted me to.That lasted for about six years.When I turned ten though, I got over Brianna.As it turns out, she had been going out with my best friend, and I didn't even know.Broke my heart, lol.Anyways, after her, I still was attracted to women.I got my first girlfriend right after Brianna left me.We kissed multiple times and I liked it.Then, I met Josh, and that all changed.He was so hot, and nice, and he didn't seem to care that everyone thought he was weird for being gay, and I was really attracted to him.Then, Katrina moved, and I was alone again.About a month after Katrina had moved, Josh and me started hanging out alone.One day, we were talking about a movie we were forced to watch in history, and then, it just happened.I kissed him, and he kissed back, and then we started going out, and kissing more often, and that led to more then just kissing, and now I'm here!!
I know that was a long way of saying that I don't think we are always born gay, but that's my proof, so there you go!! :]
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:41 am
zombiied captain isen no. i dont belive you are born with what "sex" you like. i belive whether you choose to be gay or not begins in the home an mostly comes from the parents or sometimes the schools. an how people say that gay is a sin in the cristian religion an others i dont belive so cause the bible says liking/loving another man is not but he only consiger the gay's unclean so they were banished from heaven so there is nothing wrong with being gay but no you are not born gay i think its all your choice... Who are you, a straight person, to tell me, a gay person, what I have felt? I grew up in the country, in a quiet town. I went to church, had a strict upbringing and my family and friends made fun of gays and openly resented them. So, may I ask you, why at the age of 5 did I know I liked the same sex in a "different" way. At that age of course I had no idea what sex was, but I wasn't attracted to them physically (at least not until the teenage years) All I knew is that I had a different emotional attraction to them then all my other girlfriends had with each other. How could a child choose? For that matter, if us homosexuals "choose" our orientation, by theory you're saying so do heterosexuals. So, do you remember how old you were when you DECIDED to like the opposite sex? Didn't think so. My brain is chemically different then yours causing me to find the same sex attractive. I wonder how I did that by myself...  Hmm. I can't say I know exactly when I decided to like the opposite sex.
I've always had a hormonal imbalance that causes me to have a low libido, so I never really thought about kissing anyone much.
I suppose I was never even taught homosexuality was an option.
I never knew it existed until I was about 12.
But, when I learned, I was taught it was morally wrong and my mind was programmed to think as such. (This does NOT mean I dislike gay/lesbian/bi people. =/)
I think of what would happen if I kissed another woman and feel like I wouldn't like it at all. Actually, I kind of feel the same way about men too(maybe more of a fear of not liking it?).
But I do know I feel more attracted to men than I ever could with a woman. From befriending both men and women, I can say I do feel sorry for both genders far too often.
When I really think about it, I would consider myself asexual but leaning towards men. Too many people have told me their relationship problems...
And then I fell in love with a man and things have been made even more complicated. *sigh*
I still believe it's a choice. We might not consciously make them all the time, but we still do.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:20 pm
 "Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow."
I think homosexuality is, in simplified terms, nature's own little way of birth control. That might sound weird and offensive, but if you think about it it sort of makes sense. Lately homosexuality has become more common... isn't that sort of saying something about how we're overpopulated?
Less heterosexual intercourse = fewer babies.
That's not to say heterosexual couples only exist to procreate - just that it's easier (and far more common) for them.
So yes, I think it's natural and you're born with your sexuality. Though it might take a while to develop, and it might take a while for you to realize it smile
However, I think that humans are bisexual. They might be drawn to a certain sex, but you can still fall in love with a person of a sex you're not usually interested in. - Oscar Wilde.
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:46 pm
No. Just. No. Personally, I think we all start out straight: I can honestly say I've never met anyone who was gay from the start. Being straight is what's advertised everywhere(As far as kid's entertainment goes): Movies, cartoons, ect.
It's what most of us were exposed to as kids, so in our minds, that's what we immediately try out. I'm sure there are exceptions, though.
I think people change their sexuality because they want to. They've tried something and decided it just wasn't for them.
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:27 pm
i believe that people are born straight and make the decision of sexual orientation after they hit puberty. how can u know that you are gay or bisexual or lesbian when you are 5 years old? you just don't understand those things at that age.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:59 pm
Your sexual preference is based off of hormones, I've had terrible experiences with women(They're better now), but the thought of being with a man is absolutely terrible to me.
So are you born gay/straight? Somewhat, but not exactly, it kicks in more by puberty when the estrogen and testosterone and all the other hormones are coursing through your body, people who supposedly "changed" their sexual preference are bullshitting you for attention.
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:56 pm
No, I think the genetic makeup of a brain plays a part in it but doesn't determine it. I think it's mostly based on personal lifelong influences and experiences.
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:02 am
Pixelated Irony Well, a person doesn't necessarily choose who they fall in love with. Saying that they were born that way is like saying that one was born loving a certain person. People grow into liking a person, again, through different circumstances.
It may seem like they can't help heir feelings, but I still don't believe they were born with these feelings.
Feelings change over time. While it may be true that people aren't born loving a certain person why not stop and think "Well could it be possible that people are born attracted to a certain gender" I mean the only real difference between Gay's and Straight's is that one likes the other gender and the other likes the same gender. I believe people are born gay or straight. Its just gay people aren't 'active' until they hit puberty and thats when they start realizing what they are sexually attracted to. If you say someone is not born gay then what causes them to become gay? Two people could live the same type of life but one could be gay the other straight but they have had the same experiences. People are what they are not what they are made.
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:08 am
I belive your born, straight. It's after you truely see and meet both genders to decide weather or not you want to be gay or straight. However I think humans are all bisexual, because you can be straight your whole life, then meet someone of your same gender, that is truely beutiful inside and out to you.
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:12 pm
no i do not believe there is a mythical thing like the gay gene, it comes from years of being called gay by peers in local schools and less religious involvment in life
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:31 pm
smokeyzombie no i do not believe there is a mythical thing like the gay gene, it comes from years of being called gay by peers in local schools and less religious involvment in life Really? I'm atheist and I've been called gay on many occasions. You wanna know something magical though? I'm not gay, guy's are hideously disgusting to me. Trust me, nurture has a hell of alot less influence then religious people think, that's all part of the brainwash that the bible has brought upon the world which is further enforced by people with money or influence.
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:56 pm
I believe that people are not born into their sexuality.
If there are tests to prove me wrong, fine. Someone said there are actual psychological differences between straight people and gay people. If that's the case, wouldn't it be true that 'gayness' or 'straightness' could be erased by a pill, in the future?
I believe that it, like everything else, is determined at a certain point in life, but not birth. It would be the same as saying that certain people are going to be abusive in life because of genes.
When you're a child, you're taught things that are right or wrong. Everything influences this; television, parents, friends, people on the street. As you grow older, your ways get set and that's who you become. Are your chances of being gay or lesbian, or even bi, higher because early on in life you were called gay by a bully? Or because you saw two men kissing, even before you can remember? Probably. Not saying it GREATLY improves those chances, but it does help.
If someone wants to prove this wrong, they need to do a lifetime test: scan the brains of 100 babies, and watch them as they grow. If you can find something in the brain that actually determines that, then I'll believe it.
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Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:20 pm
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