So Why Do People Say They Didn't 'Choose' to Be Gay?

Same-sex attraction results from a combination of factors — such as personality temperament, environmental dynamics and psychosocial influences - all of which can begin in the earliest stages of childhood. That's why people who've experienced same-sex attractions don't feel as if they chose them.

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"No one is born gay. The idea is ridiculous.… homosexuality is an adaptation, not an inborn trait…"
Camille Paglia, lesbian professor and author