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Old 10-05-2006, 06:55 PM   #4
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by BigV
As though the person has decided to be gay, consciously chosen all that goes along with such a choice.
For the record, no, I absolutely do not believe being gay is a choice. I believe it is a combination of genetic predisposition combined with environmental triggers in the first few years of life.

However, the argument quoted above always irks me. There are tons of people who actively choose to be all sorts of outcasts. Martyrdom is an undeniable human trait. The argument that if it were a choice, obviously no one would choose it because of the difficulties such a choice would cause, is just silly.
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