is gay in your genes

I'm not gay, but I know it's in your genes

 

It isn't in your genes. There is absolutely no genetic evidence that even hints towards any kind of gay gene. It's all psychology.

 

Its psychology like pretty much every other taste.

 

Its an interesting subject. It is a myth that it is in your genes but you have the choice to become gay or not. Many people during their teenage years debate whether they are or not. Some grow out of it and move on or stay with it. Its your decision to make.

 

While I'm not sure whether its true that being gay or straight has something to do with genetics I do have to disagree with you Sora that people choose whether or not to be gay. I don't think sexual orientation is a choice, I believe that, in a way, you are born either one way or the other. I certainly didn't choose to be straight, thats just how I ended up. I can tell you from experience that my gay best friend certainly didn't choose to be gay, with all the judgement and criticism he had to go through in middle and high school he certainly wouldn't choose that for himself, but he can't help the way he was born, he was born attracted to other men and as he grew up he had to learn to accept it. I think most people confuse homosexuals "coming out" with "choosing your sexual orientation" when that's not really the case. They are just realizing who they are and coming to terms with it rather than waking up one morning and saying "oh I'm going to be gay today".

 

I've known a lot of gay kids in my life, and from knowing them I know that It is not in the genes, Most don't choose to be gay, it's just who they are, and it is possible to choose to be gay. the human mind is a powerful thing. so in theory a straight man could become gay if that is what he believes to be true. do you follow?

 

-_________- Gayness in the gene? Heck no. I am 100% straight up on that. No one have any "Gay genes" in their body. I do not even know any evidence scientific or whatever about it. If it is, show me. I know that I am not gay at all. As for the being "I was born that way to be gay." I find that rubbish, no offense. Whenever I hear that statement, my thoughts goes "If a baby born, they may end up gay immediately. BULL!". To me, there always has to be some type of influence that will try/attempt to point them towards that path. Doesn't mean that they have to be gay. If they went from straight to gay, well... that is them. If they went from straight to gay and then went back to straight, nice. If they went from gay to straight, that is nice too.

The outcome is if you are going to stay on loving the opposite gender or loving your own gender in a homo way. And gay suppose to mean happy... *Sigh*

 

I look at it like this.
Whats your favorite food? Do you know why you like it? The things about it. Do you know why you like the things about it? No. You just do. Thats what i assume being gay is like.

 

??? Huuuuh? That did not make any sense. If you have a favorite food, I thought that it is because of the taste and flavor that allow you to love it.

 

Thats what im saying, i mean do you specifically know why you like that taste and flavor? no, you just do.

 

Because of what is in the food. The juice that is within fruits, the pepper that has been sprinkled within the collard greens, or the apple food flavoring that has been put within a pie. That what makes sense to me and specifically why people like food. Don't know why you are trying to compare food to why people want to be gay but oh well.

 

But to like the food because of whats in the food, do you know why you like whats in the food?

I am comparing because it makes sense to me.

 

That's true, I don't think any of the straight people here (myself included) have ever made a choice to be straight. and I know that my gay friends never chose to be the way they are. That's just the way it is.

 

Im not comparing foord to it, im comparing taste to it.
What im saying is you cant choose what you think tastes good, just like gay people dont choose to like the same sex.

 

I totally agree with this and it makes perfect sense to me, there are some things in life that you can't choose for yourself and I believe sexual preference is one of them, now I do agree that cultural and family influences can have an affect on people as they grow up at the end of the day it just comes down to the type of person you are. I'm sure there are plenty of gay people that have been raised in strict christian households but still discover they are gay anyway despite their family and friends not supporting that lifestyle. So I still don't believe you choose who you're attracted to.

 

What I do know (I've seen this from multiple trustable sources) is that a boy born to a mother that has had more male children prior to that boy is more likely to be gay, because the mother's body recognizes her son's male genes as a possible hazard, so it builds antibodies that become stronger with each child. So naturally, there are chemical causes like that.
I absolutely do not think it's a choice, also. I'm going to (roughly) quote (I think) Chelsea Handler: It's not like they woke up one day and thought "Hey, I'm gonna make life a lot harder for myself!"
And I do not think it's something you necessarily decide in your teens, you can decide it at any age. I started to recognize my bisexuality (although, I didn't know what to call it) at a young age, when while watching game shows, I would root for the girl I found more attractive. And I started to see what it was at 11 (while watching Ouran High School Host Club, actually) and acknoweledge my sexuality. I follow someone on tumblr who had her first crush at age 8. It's something we come to see at a young age, although there will be those who bend the rules.