do you develop sexual orientation [+scenario]?

Question

okay so WHAT IF two men were spawned onto earth and no one else. would it be impossible for them to be 'straight' since women wouldnt exist? would they be gay by default?

Answer 1

I believe we're all born simply as "sexual" without any labels. It makes sense that without being raised to be one way or influenced in any way that we would all have attraction to both sexes. Of course we all have reproduction imprinted into our biological makeup so it would be natural for men to be with women but it doesn't mean that men and men nor women and women wouldn't be sexually and/or romantically attracted to one another as well.

Answer 2

Sexual orientation is genetic, but it is also influenced by environment. That is, it has genetic components, but scientists have not identified an exact gay gene for it yet, just areas of the genome that influence sexual orientation.



Take a similar example: handedness. Whether you are right-handed or left-handed is highly influenced by genetics. However, you can train yourself to become more "left-handed" or more "right-handed" based on practice, environment, and on activities that you are skilled in, involved in, or interested in. For example, if you are right-handed and learn to play the piano, you will inevitably also learn to become left-handed, or more ambidextrous in that activity.



That is why if two men are on a desert island, even if they are more toward the "heterosexual" side of the Kinsey scale, they might end up deriving sexual pleasure from each other regardless, due to a lack of other sexual options.

Answer 3

well, you are talking about 2 different issues.



one being sexual orientation and the other being the propagation of a species.



even if there were nothing but gay men, as long as there was at least 1 woman, the gay men would do their duty to continue the species.



However, these entire question is a moot point. There can be no males, without the female. Even if there were only females, the chances are rather high that at least 1 of the females will evolve to become male. There are countless examples of this is the animal kingdom.

Answer 4

It's the same thing as in prison or other forced single-sex environments. It's called 'situational homosexuality.' It's very common, and those who engage in it generally revert to their inborn orientation when they return to a mixedsex environment.

Answer 5

who cares about labels... only ignorant people have 2 label people's orientation cuz they don't have any respect for others

Answer 6

When that "scenario" happens let me know how it worked out.



In short, no.

Answer 7

I always wonder these type of thing and i think yea... they would probably plug each others buts...