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Too much evidence is mounting up to discount a genetic and/or pre-birth influence on homosexuality.
And that is probably what it is, an influence not a destiny. Sexuality is also environmental, but how people react to those environmental cues could be influenced by their genetic makeup. Studies have shown that homosexuality is higher in areas with a denser population.
I hate to admit it, but Jesse Ventura hit it on the head: "When did you decide that you were heterosexual." I never decided, I just was. Some people have a deep, emotional, sexual connection with the same sex. Throughout recorded human history it has been this way. Homosexuality is not a sign of our current times, but a continuous preference that humans have had for a very long time. So we can rule out culture, society, and changing morality. The things that remained constant over those times is DNA, and this may very well be the source, along with environmental cues.
I hope that at some point a person's sexuality will matter as much as their height, but obviously we aren't there yet. What has always amazed me is fellow hetero's who are threatened by gay men. It isn't like they are going to be raped, or even "seduced into the fold." I can understand feeling uncomfortable, but this is easily overcome by interaction. In the long run, we just happen to have different dating pools, and I am ok with that. In fact, it works in my favor since the stereotypical homosexual man is a good dresser, good income, sensitive, etc. I don't have to worry about the top 5% of men who fit womens' dating criteria
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