[–] Ronan-the-Accuser 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
It isn't a choice but nor is it healthy. It is a misdirection of the breeding impulse. That's a sort of birth defect which, if widespread enough, would cause serious problems for any species. I feel like denying this only hurts the credibility of people pushing for gay rights.
[–] blantonsoriginal ago
I very much believe that people are born sexually agnostic (more or less) and that they eventually fall into specific sexual roles. Being gay is OK with me, not that any gay person needed my validation.
With that said, I also believe that "born gay" is just cover-fire / rationalizing a persons sexual orientation and that there is only a preoccupation with such a notion because, in the society that exist today, there is a stigma.
These are my musings based on what I believe what level of behavior DNA is capable of pre-programming. I very well could be wrong.
[–] IdeologyIsHuman ago
I think people sometimes misunderstand the statement of choice. To some people, the choice means your personal attractions and romantic capacity. To other people it means your literal actions. People as a general rule cannot choose who they are attracted to (not in overt ways, typically, but they can open their mind to new experiences and find certain types of people attractive they might not have found attractive before), however they can choose to act in homosexual partnerships and have homosexual intercourse.
I'm not taking sides here, but her sign doesn't make sense? Have you ever heard anyone say "Being gay is a choice, so we shouldn't allow gay marriage"? Usually they're opposed to gay marriage because "it's against their religion", "sanctity of marriage", "unnatural", etc.
Am I the only one to notice this issue with her sign?
[–] fruitViking [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Have you ever heard anyone say "Being gay is a choice, so we shouldn't allow gay marriage"?
Yes, I have. Many, many, many times, in fact.
[–] ObscureReference ago
I look at Marcus Bachmann and I think people can actively choose to be in a homosexual relationship or not. The 'be gay' part, that is really what you want to define that as. Of course when that phrase it used, it too often presumes homosexually is a sin, and is said by some judgmental ass.
To clarify, I believe people will have pre-existing dispositions, genetic or learned. But they also have free will. And it isn't my business what they decide on these personal matters anyway.
[–] mcwilshire 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
This has nothing to do with atheism.