GAYS: at birth or influence?

Does it really matter? There are people in this world who are gay. So what? It does not matter why they are gay, they are and there is nothing wrong with that. When you invoke your version of a god and use it to differentiate between people you are indulging in a flight of imagination that has no relevance to anyone but yourself. What you think a god did or thinks matters only to you and you should not use it to judge others.

Your thinking is not true, in my opinion. There are to many people in the world who are gay and knew it very early in life. We are talkin single digit ages. Way before they could be influenced by anyone. I just read about a lead singer of a famous band that he knew that his two year old brother was gay. What type of influence has a two year old experienced to make him gay. I believe God has made males, females, and gays. I also believe God has made trangenders, people who realize they are in the wrong bodies again at an early age. This is the way it is and we should all learn to love each other and not judge others because they may not look or act like everyone else.

HI Bessy, From talking to gay people, I believe that they are probably born that way. Personally, I don't feel much need to know just why they are gay. They just are and I don't believe it has anything at all to do with the media. Also they are not rampant at all. There are more of them now that don't try so hard to hide the fact that they are gay. They are more open and that may be why you notice them more than you may have in the past???

I don't think that gays are as common as you may think. Sure, sometimes, it might seem as though there are many, but I don't think that they are dominating or anything like that. I wouldn't say that. I think that there are different factors that would make someone gay, just like there would be different factors that would make someone not gay.

Gays are not so common. The media sure focuses on them a lot, but that does not mean they are rampant. I never really cared much about how some people become gay, and it is none of my business. I don't think it is a conscious choice, because it is a preference, just the way straight men like girls. Do we make a conscious effort to like a girl?? No, we don't. We do it as a reflex and not as a choice. It is the same for gay people as well, except for the fact that their preference is different.

Well gay people and all LGBT people come into the world the same way as straight people do! Gay people aren't rampant - but if you are looking for something or are aware of something then maybe you look for it more or are more aware? There is more tolerance in some parts of the world meaning gay people are able to be themselves and are visible instead of persecuted and scared. LGBT people's rights have waxed and waned over millenia if you know your history. I think people are born LGBT not moulded but its easier to be LGBT in different environments. A lot of very homophobic people are like that because they are scared of who they are inside for a number of different reasons.

I strongly believe that the influence of being gay is much stronger than our genes. i think there are not gay genes and no one is born gay. it is more on psychological thinking, influence of the environment where one child grew up... and of course media. kids watching televisions could be seeing a lot of these stuffs, especially here inow in the Philippines where a lot of parents even watch movies or tv shows that promote gays so i think kids also adapt these and they sort of follow - they may think that since their parents find them amusing, funny, and likable.. why not try to copy what they are doing as well.

I think most gays are they way from the start, the media may have an impact on some people or help them come out but I don't think so many people could fall in love with someone just because someone else is doing it.