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Originally Posted by Rubicant
Interesting question that came up much earlier.
Gay: Choice or the way you are?
I honestly don't know (not that it really matters).
I have identical twin relatives. One is gay, one is not.
Should this not rule out the argument that you are simply born that way?
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Have you ever spoken to those twin relatives and asked the one who is gay?
http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/comi...e/a/Causes.htm
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Scientists have studied twins to try and learn if being gay is biologically determined. Studies of identical and fraternal twins suggest that there is a genetic influence on sexual orientation. If being gay were strictly genetic, then in identical twins, there would be a 100% concordance rate for sexual orientation. But one study in 1995 found a 52% correlation for male identical twins and 22% for male fraternal twins. A study on females came up with similar results. If one identical twin was a lesbian, in 48% of cases, the other twin was also a lesbian. For fraternal twins, the concordance was 16%. (source Simon LeVay
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Here is your answer on the twin argument.
Try talking to some people who are gay - ultimately this is one of the things that led me away from religion. People like CB preaching their message of hatred and intolerance, calling it a choice.
One of my high school friends who didn't come out until he was 19 told me "I've tried dating women, looking at porn, doing anything I can to fit in. Why on earth would I choose this lifestyle - how many people choose to be social outcasts and hated by many people? I haven't even told my parents yet and I don't know if I can. They'll never accept me." That's what he said when I asked him about it when he came out to me.
He has since become more accepting of himself.