Are people really born gay?

Question

I'm just curious how many people think people are born gay? please explain why you think what you do.

Answer 1

The best way to respond to your question is to ask: "Are people really born straight?" No one thinks to ask that of straight people, yet at every instance, gay people are always questioned "how did you become the way you are?".



Once we know what makes people straight, we will know what makes people gay.

Answer 2

Yes, people are in fact born with a determined sexuality. Some people are straight, some bi and some gay. Some guys for example may only be able to fall in love with a woman, but will fool around with a guy for fun. My point is, that there are different degrees of sexuality, and what ever yours is, exists as long as you do. And of course we are born that way. Growing up and living gay is an EXTREMELY difficult task in our society. Why the hell would anyone CHOOSE that way of life, with it being so difficult?



PS - Homosexuality is not a result of a person being abused in any way. I was born gay. I was never molested by a man, or screwed over by a lot of girls making me want guys, or something. This idea is outrageous.

Answer 3

Yes, people are born gay.



Scientific researchers specializing in human sexuality have shown that homosexuality is genetic.



Scientific research publications from October 2004 and June 2008 stated that scientists have found that women tend to have more children when they inherit the same genetic factors linked to homosexuality in men. This fertility boost more than compensates for the lack of offspring fathered by gay men, and keeps the “gay” genetic factors in circulation.



A 2005 study reported genetic scans showing a clustering of the same genetic pattern among gay men on three chromosomes - chromosomes 7, 8, and 10. The regions on chromosome 7 and 8 were associated with male sexual orientation regardless of whether the man got them from his mother or father. The regions on chromosome 10 were only associated with male sexual orientation if they were inherited from the mother.



A study from 2006 said that researchers have known for years that a man's likelihood of being gay rises with the number of older biological brothers, but the new study found that the so-called "fraternal birth order effect" persists even if gay men were raised away from their biological families & that "the research suggests that the development of sexual orientation is influenced before birth."

Answer 4

I do.



When I hit puberty my body refused to become aroused by anything but males. As much as I tried to make that NOT happen, and as much as I tried to force myself to be aroused by females, it didn't work.



For years I thought I was a broken human being.



Consider these as well:



Are people really born straight? Why are they attracted to the people they are attracted to? What makes one person's attractions different from those of another? Why are no two men necessarily attracted to exactly the same type of woman?



If a person's attractions and orientation was a choice, would accidental, embarrassing public boners exist? Why would someone CHOOSE to be turned on at an embarrassing moment if attraction is all about choice?

Answer 5

yes we are....since i was little i knew i was different but only realized how when about 10 or 11yrs old...thats when i understood what sex n marriage and love really is....there is scientific evidence, which is an underfunded project of course, shows that displaced hormones in a mothers womb, which happens for certain reason causes homosexuality. they studied a number of twins, one was gay n the other str8, both grew up in the same environment and awarded the same treatment....it has nothing to do with a person environment, its not like choosing a religion....like some1 said...we can always change our religion, as many pple have done but not your sexuality...how many str8 pple have turned gay at the drop of a hat?

Edit: n it has nothing to do with being molested, some of the theories bigots come up with are beyond ignorant!

Answer 6

people have a lot of growing up to do before knowing their true sexual nature so being BORN gay may be a stretch but whatever the reality turns out to be, we dont have a choice in our likes and dislikes in sex any more than straight people do.



if gay is a choice then by necessity straight must also be a choice.

Answer 7

I don't think I was born gay, however, it was also not a choice...I believe as we grow up, we take on certain traits and characteristics...similarly, a person was not born believing a certain religion...I think being gay is a combination of both nature and nurture, rather than one or the other...however, if it is a choice, it must be subconcious, because I never conciously chose to like other guys...

Answer 8

Yes, science and psychology points in that direction. You are born straight, gay, or bisexual. The American Psychological Association backs up being gay cannot be changed.

Answer 9

I was straight and liked women since I was born, but when I reached high school I had my accusations I was gay. Now i'm 100% gay (Still in high school).



So..I don't know.

Answer 10

no, nobody is born gay, nor is gay forever, people change from one to the other loads of times.

Answer 11

yuussss yusssss yusss

becuz I've been attracted 2 gurls since I was like 3

Answer 12

no they are not born homosexuals,lets just call it like is,when men have been abused or malested,later on they think its the norm to be with men,so they become attracted to them,and the woman,when she has been abused and malested the same way,or if her boyfriend has cheated on her or numereous boyfriends in the past,sometimes they turn that way because they start to hate men,my thing is this,what happends when the woman cheats on the woman and abuses her as well,what then.then you got some women who hate men who become homosexuals,but at the sametime,they have a strap on dildo screwing each other with it,if they hate men so much,why do you want to have a fake dick,screwing each other.like when they marry,who is the man and who is the woman,same goes for the man as well,so no,they are not born that way,its a choice,i dont know where your belief lies,i dont say god,i call HIM ELOHIM,ABBA(FATHER),or by HIS NAME,YAHUAH,HE created woman for the man,man and a woman is supposed tp be together,not man and man,or woman and woman,and its an abomination,i dont judge them,i just pray for them.my friend in va used to be a homosexual,he knew in his heart it was wrong,so no,they are not,again,its a choice,



shalom,yehudah morderchai ben ya'aqob

Answer 13

ever since i was a little kid i remember being gay and having a attraction to men

Answer 14

Heredity absolutely no.

But naturally yes.

Answer 15

the answer my friend is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind..written by Peter,Paul and Mary

Answer 16

I believe so. I've been attracted to men from a very young age.

Answer 17

Yes! They really! Really! Are so why you ask? Are kinky straight people born kinky?

Answer 18

i believe so. because straight people are straight from birth, correct?

Answer 19

were you born straight?

Answer 20

All evidence points that way, yes.

Answer 21

for the last time , no. it's a choice, the same as choosing to be a doctor or such..........