Do you believe people are born gay or do they choose it?

You people are wrong, they are born gay, they don't choose it. Homosexuality has nothing to do with reproducing. You are either gay or you aren't, it's not a choice, just like being straight isn't a choice. It's not like straightening your hair or buying a pair of jeans, those are choices but choosing to be gay? you can't, not every person who is gay chooses to be gay, it's just really something they are born with. But don't realize it until they realize that they are gay.

I don't believe that anyone is born with a sexuality, I think it develops. You know that 95% of the brain develops from birth to the age of 5, right? Sexuality, in my opinion, is developed. If you are straight, it developed. If you are gay, it developed.

Just my opinion on things, please no hate.

'Raised straight' as was I. As was just about everyone else in the world, and yet, homosexual people still exist, still come out, still discover what they like every day. Behaviorism is rampant in the USA(I don't know if that's where you are), so the majority of people think that hetero/homosexualities are 'molded' into the children of this country.

Well, if that were true, all kids in the US would be straight as 99% of everything we see is hetero based nowadays. But people are identifying as gay DESPITE everything straight around them. Is it innate? Is it how they were raised? Is it a developmental process?

Maybe. But someone has to provide proof of these 'choices' through extensive research. No child(except for a very few outliers) before the age of 8 can identify as anything, developmentally they are not interested in anyone, they are just exploring themselves at this stage, just learning about sexual things. During adolescence though, people are exploring lots of things about themselves and going through a storm of hormonal changes and increases, sexuality is something that might not be set in stone until after the brain has fully developed, and that is in the early to late 20's for most people.

'If their brains aren't fully developed that must mean they 'choose' to be gay during their teens!'

Not really, hormones do lots of involuntary things to teens, like menstrual cycles and random erections. Sexual hormones can increase sexual drive, and that isn't a choice. It's a choice to have sex with someone, but not to be sexually attracted to them.

So your friend is experimenting, and he will know better than anyone else if he is gay or not.

No, they aren't. Because gays can't reproduce -_- Everyone knows that u need a guy and a girl to have babies.

They aren't born gay, they choose to be gay.

I think they choose to be gays ..

I think people either are born gay or become gay (but that doesn't mean they choose it). Either they are born gay and from the moment they felt feelings of attraction to anyone it was to someone of the same gender, or over a period of time their sexuality changes as they go through puberty. For example, I have a friend who thought she was straight when we were fifteen (and fancied this guy a lot), came out as bi when we were sixteen and then a couple months later said she was a lesbian. It definitely isn't a choice though.

Some choose it.
And some are born this way.
Because not every gay is happy with life, are they?
If they're not then it means they are born this way.

People are BORN gay, they dont choose to be gay!

I'm not really sure. Some people might experiment some to see if they're gay or not.

Really, i'm unsure.

Being bisexual, i believe it's more-so something you naturally develop.
it's not something you can just formally decide-
You can't just decide who you fall in love with, now can you? no.
and, to everyone here talking about reproduction;
Stop.
being gay/lesbian/bisexual has nothing to do with whether or not the person wants to have children.
Wanting to have/not have children is a choice, your sexuality has really nothing to do with that, other than the fact that you wouldn't be able to biologically have children together. (unless of course you went to a sperm bank, but that only applies to a lesbian couple, who could actually have that option. otherwise, you could adopt a child.)

So, no. i don't really believe it's a choice, but a mere adaption/natural attraction.

You are born with it. People cannot choose their sexuality, but some might be not sure about their own sexual preferences by long time....

I bet to homosexual people it's hard when they realize their orientation, because they are afraid of reaction of family, friends and intolerant society. Sometimes it's hard even to themselves. It's not a choice, when You wake up one day and think: "Since now I will be gay, it seems to be cool"

I don't think anyone is born gay but they certainly don't choose to be gay.I mean,falling in love with someone isn't something you can control,you don't choose who you fall for.But I also don't believe you can be born gay;I think you realize you're gay later on in your life like in your adolescent years.

Is this a trick question?

Well I sure as fuck didn't choose it.

Sexuality isn't something you can simply "choose". For all of you out there who say so, can you "choose" who you're sexually attracted to any time you feel like it? I highly doubt it. It's something your born with, but you don't realize it until later.

You don't choose your sexuality, you are born with it. I didn't choose to be straight, I was just born like that.

Born

I think they are born gay. It's not choice, it's who they are. Some people are in denial, or force themselves to love the other sex when they actually don't love them because society dictates it that way. I found a lovely song the other day which carries this message and I'd like to share it with you all if that's ok

You're born gay.

Its a little bit of both i guess cause if you chose to be gay then its your choice you just don't realize It until a certain age but sometimes you can be straight and then chose to be gay instead.

they choose to be gay, does anyone have a problem?

Pretty sure its mostly hormonal.
I mean, its hard to actually control blood to the...erm, yeah. And exactly why would anyone want to feel crazy over another person by choice? I rather feel rational and logical all the time than crush on some person that isn't what my brain feels him/her to be. It just sorta happens.
If I could choose a sexuality right now, I'd go completely homosexual. I have reasons, but its kinda hard to avoid attraction with women.