ChrisL
Diamond Member
Here is an interesting article that is actually on topic. It is not very scientific but sometimes we have to rely on logic and common sense with these issues. I had said previously that I believe that people who insist that homosexuality is a choice do so in order to undermine the whole idea of gays being equal and deserving of rights....by de-legitimizing homosexuality and making it seem like a frivolous fad. I still believe that is true of many people who push the idea that it's a choice, but it has also become apparent that some of them are just confused. They are not clear in their own minds about the difference between sexual orientation which, I believe is not a choice, and sexual behavior, which is.
Do prisons prove homosexuality is a choice?
I have read about Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's statement and was wondering what people think. Ben Carson: Prisons Prove Homosexuality Is A Choice
More concretely, Ben Carson's statement proves that Ben Carson doesn't really think things through before he speaks. There is quite a bit of proof of that.
As a doctor, he might have consulted a group like the American Academy of Pediatrics, which says this about the causes of Homosexuality:
Sexual orientation probably is not determined by any one factor but by a combination of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences. In recent decades, biologically based theories have been favored by experts. [...] Although there continues to be controversy and uncertainty as to the genesis of the variety of human sexual orientations, there is no scientific evidence that abnormal parenting, sexual abuse, or other adverse life events influence sexual orientation. Current knowledge suggests that sexual orientation is usually established during early childhood.[3][145]
Or perhaps, if he believes it to be a psychological issue, the American Psychological Association:
Currently, there is no scientific consensus about the specific factors that cause an individual to become heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual—including possible biological, psychological, or social effects of the parents' sexual orientation. However, the available evidence indicates that the vast majority of lesbian and gay adults were raised by heterosexual parents and the vast majority of children raised by lesbian and gay parents eventually grow up to be heterosexual.[2]
Source: Do prisons prove homosexuality is a choice? - Quora
This is a great site! I urge all who actually want to learn something here to explore it! Why would anyone think that homosexuality is a choice? - Quora
I don't really care if it's choice or not because it doesn't really matter as long as they aren't harming anyone. I don't see why people have to make such a big deal out of it.