Is homosexuality a choice?

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I'd love to see this go through.

i like:

"Is homosexuality a choice?"

LH brings up an interesting point. By erring on the side of tolerance (and, ahem, truth) we are introducing a certain amount of bias.

Basically, the assumption we base this issue on is debatable: that this concept we call "sexual orientation" really exists. Some don't think homosexuality is an "orientation"; they think it's a pattern of immoral behavior that should be corrected. That's why the "if they choose to be gay, did you choose to be straight?" argument, which seems like such a trump card to our side, doesn't really win you too many arguments.
Maybe we ought to go his route. Is homosexuality a choice?

"is homosexuality a choice?" 

This might be too broad for some, but it allows for a "no" answer, even if one believes in "nurture" vs. "nature."

or "Are gay people born homosexual?"

-Yes

-No

-Some are.

I agree with Esperanto completely. 

I addressed Jacki's comment in the issue she links to, but I'll say here also that they are two very different issues and there's no reason for one to cancel out the other.

Jenna, meanwhile, makes a good point. The reason I shied away from mentioning "biology" is that there's a big grey area between physiology and environmental influence - they kind of go hand-in-hand. What I mean is, if the choices here were "Biological factors" and "environmental factors," I would protest if I couldn't check off both. I think the only way to have sensible answers is to be less specific, to wit: 

-You're born gay
-You become gay
-You choose to be gay

Similarly, "Upbringing" suggests that if Mama hugs you too much, you turn gay. I don't think that's what you meant by it, but it introduces a little bias.

we already approved an issue that covers this although i prefer this one.  should we keep the other one or archive it and approve this one instead?

I like the question, the choices could be phrased more precisely.  For example, what we usually think of as "innate" -- that a person "always was" gay or lesbian -- may be due to various environmental factors in utero.  So maybe instead a distinction like:

• Choice
• Upbringing
• Biological factors
• No position or position not known

I think i'm fine with this issue.