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 i personally dont think its a choice, cuz if it was i'd be straight by now, i've been trying to become straight my whole life, i never came to accept myself until i was 14, because i came a strongly religious family and i've never once been attracted to a woman, my 1st attraction was actually to james bond when i was 5 or 6 (i think i might have been older i kinda have memory) but if your able to change your sexuality you might as well be able to change everything about yourself to shapeshift into anything as if by magic, you cant move buildings with your mind you cant change your eye color just by thinking about it hard enough, so i dont think you can just snap your fingers and change your sexuality, and people that think they have are prolly just bi's in denial, or dont know what a real attraction feel's like, please Discuss, Click here if you think this post is particularly interesting or helpful.
Poll - is Sexuality a choice or not?
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37 votes Sexuality is a choice,
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127 votes Sexuality is not a choice,
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38 votes it's a choice for some but not all? 0-0
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It's a choice for some.
I can change my sexuality like WOOSH. :D Not really, because no one wants to be discriminated.
It is a choice but a choice of your sub conscious and Hormones (which we have no control over)
No it's not a choice. You can't choose to be sexually attracted to someone just like that. Even if you could, it would mean you're bisexual, or just a really horny kid.
Of course, there's factors involved, but generally, no. Sexuality is not a choice. New Blog: Friendly.. game of Volleyball, anyone?
Chisel: (*)I'd say it isn't a choice, other than for bisexual people. Uhhh... I'm bisexual, and I can confirm to you that it is not a choice.  New Pic: cheer up and dry your damp eyes.
Converse: (*)Sexuality is something you inherit. O: You can try to like different things, but you're just cheating yourself. 0-0 i dont have any gay relatives, well... none that i know of or they just never came out, "The Xq-28 gene has been all but abandoned by biologists (so I hope). The activist hopefuls do not discriminate against any pseudo-science that could possibly make a decent argument. Be careful whose opinions you consider.
Indeed the sexuality of a person is not some intangible concept either, for everything that we are must be unequivocally defined or quantified; variation in emotional state can be traced to the amount of one's neurotransmitters, and every millionth of a gram in body mass to a gene, or some other cause. But I have seen that people who would argue that sexuality is a choice or an emotion, do not understand that those too are always products of the human brain, and can be broken down into quantum physics. That being said, I have never heard of a gene capable of changing the function of the hypothalamus, a member of the brain responsible for interpreting pheromones, which are the main factor in sexual attraction, and the release of 'sex hormones.' The next most logical supposition is that the hypothalamus has changed in function by some other means. The hypothalamus is so very sexually dimorphic, that it would be a feat to list the functions that are exclusive to each sex. Coupled with the fact that it defines our reaction to the opposite sex's -- in some cases, the same sex's -- pheromones, most biologists could conclude that homosexuals' hypothalami are 'reversed.' That is, they have developed a hypothalamus similar in structure to the opposite sex. Fetal development of sexually dimorphic organs begins at approximately nine weeks, a which point the male fetus is flooded with hormones called androgens. Simultaneously, however, these androgens are being synthesized into oestrogens by an enzyme called aromatase. The synthesized oestrogens cause profuse development in the hypothalamus, making it far thicker than that of a heterosexual. However, whether an inexperienced pre-med student or educated neurologist, the concept of homosexuality is still enigmatic, and we do not understand what it is about the hypothalamus that defines the reaction to pheromones, only that the hypothalamus of heterosexuals and homosexuals are entirely dissimilar in function and structure. --- I haven't the energy to properly compose my thoughts this evening. I apologize for that." (*)I'm going to say "If a dog knows what it needs to do to reproduce, then homosexuality is choice created by an advanced society"
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IMO, it is not a choice. period.
LimusocoBobo: (*)I don't think we know enough about humans to say whether it is or it isn't yet. Sexuality is fluid, sort of like taste. Just because you love green beans when you're 7 years old does not mean you'll love them when you're 23 years old. I believe that it's a combination of both choice and "the chemical / physical make up of the person." ...it just really annoys the hell out of me when people say "you're in denial." If a person says they're straight, then they're straight! If a person says they're gay, then they're gay! They're not in denial... they just are who they are. I find it weird how all mods have constructive posts! x] OT: It's a mix of both. My brain will explode if I try to explain. D: New Blog: Hai guise! xD
spunk3h: Uhhh... I'm bisexual, and I can confirm to you that it is not a choice. I think they meant that if you're bisexual you choose you you are attracted to (AKA: you like both sexes lol).Personally, I think there are those people who will say they're gay just to try fitting in or to experiment socially. With others, they are actually gay. LimusocoBobo: (*)I don't think we know enough about humans to say whether it is or it isn't yet. Sexuality is fluid, sort of like taste. Just because you love green beans when you're 7 years old does not mean you'll love them when you're 23 years old. I believe that it's a combination of both choice and "the chemical / physical make up of the person." ...it just really annoys the hell out of me when people say "you're in denial." If a person says they're straight, then they're straight! If a person says they're gay, then they're gay! They're not in denial... they just are who they are. This is the only smart answer to this question. Like you said, its both you can choose to like men, or women, but we may still be sexually attracted to one or the other without wanting to be. New Pic: Godly Kandayo in Broa
RocWiz: This is the only smart answer to this question. Like you said, its both you can choose to like men, or women, but we may still be sexually attracted to one or the other without wanting to be. well he's a mod thats what hes here for, =P Register / login
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(*)Exactly. Things change in your body as time goes on. Sexuality can be one of those things that change.
There's a lot of variables that go into someone's sexuality I'd think... to say that all of them are constant for that person's entire life I think would be a bit presumptuous.