Being born Gay

[Meanies]

In psychology we were taught that it's to do with how you were brought up and nothing to do with being born either 'gay' or 'straight'

[DamianLove]

Yeah but I had 'girlfriends' when I was younger just cause thats what other people did.
I suppose when you think about it, it is a debate that until there is scientific proof then there is no point discussing cause there is always going to be someone who has a different side to the story aha.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I know girls who have had Bf's but went Les, so no i don't believe it

Also known as denial.

[Misawa]

Well, there are many young children who you can just tell are that way inclined, but obviously they don't know it yet. Also, I've heard various gay people say about how even when they were just 6 or 7 years old, they were limp-wristed and stuck their hands out straight to look at their nails, and other feminine actions. So I do have some belief in the "born gay" theory.

[Hazza]

Also known as denial.

Lol, so true.

[FlyingJesus]

Lool, I totally disagree with this. I NEVER choose to be gay

No-one said you choose

of course there isn't a cure to being gay, it's not an illness.

Actually with psychotherapy you can "cure" being gay, although I wouldn't use the term cure

To be honest, everyone who is straight and commenting on this wouldn't really have a clue... sorry for bein' so ignorant but you wouldn't!

If you're correct in saying that you are born gay, then what you said above pretty much amounts to me saying I'm not lactose intolerant therefore cannot understand those who are

the environment isn't going to determine whether you are or not because if it was surely your brothers/sisters would also be gay because they been bought up in the same enviroment...

They aren't the same person, no-one reacts the same nor has exactly the same experiences and thought processes as anyone else

You are born gay, being gay effects your enviroment - whether you like football, hang out with girls and so on (of course there are many exceptions to this). Your enviroment is effected by who you are, whether your a naturally shy person, a gay guy - all of it.

You have always been gay, therefore the choices/decisions made in your life and those effects have all been effected by you being gay, just you didnt realise it.

lmao being gay is not the same thing as being effeminate

[NIKKEE]

I also agree it's social surroundings. There could be no other reason for why there is suddenly so many gay people, I mean I know a lot of people who are gay have a realy hard time coming out, but then there's some people who show it off and are very flamboyant and I can only think that's due to how they were brought up, or, even possible decisions they made. Sometimes I really DO think that SOME people decide they want to be gay cause of the lifestyle they think comes with it, I realy do, but I'm not saying people CHOOSE it, just that some do.

[-:Undertaker:-]

lmao being gay is not the same thing as being effeminate

I'm not saying they are, I am saying gay doesn't just come onto you - it effects everything which proves its genes, such as the way you act etc - of course there are exceptions, but lets face it - most gay guys are more feminine even in small ways than straight guys are. Therefore thats why I believe the brought up/social side is total nonsense, its genes.

I also agree it's social surroundings. There could be no other reason for why there is suddenly so many gay people, I mean I know a lot of people who are gay have a realy hard time coming out, but then there's some people who show it off and are very flamboyant and I can only think that's due to how they were brought up, or, even possible decisions they made. Sometimes I really DO think that SOME people decide they want to be gay cause of the lifestyle they think comes with it, I realy do, but I'm not saying people CHOOSE it, just that some do.

You are saying people that choose it.

[FlyingJesus]

If there are a massive amount of exceptions (which there are) then it proves the theory wrong, at least in the way that you're trying to prove it

[NIKKEE]

You are saying people that choose it.

Calm down. I'm not saying people that choose it. I'm saying that people choose it. I also meant to say "I'm not saying all people CHOOSE it". I thought that would be pretty obvious from my choice of some.