I get really protective about topics like these. One of my closest friends is gay, another I can tell is probably closeted, and is afraid to admit it, and I have several other good friends whom are either gay or bisexual. I myself, although I have never been attracted to men, consider myself open to be bisexual simply because I have nothing against homosexuality. I get angry at the stupid stuff people can say about gays, mentally ill people, family tragedies, diseases like cancer, aids, and hepatitis B (nobody even realizes how big the latter really has become). It just frightens me sometimes. I guess that's one of the major reasons why I hate republicans, especially the complete right-wing nut jobs like Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, and Glenn Beck...Then again, I really don't like American politics at all.

Anyways, what are your thoughts? Do you think people can be born gay? I personally don't because you aren't just born into the idea of being aroused by your own sex...you were just born. I understand where people who believe that people are born gay are coming from, that whole "people are bound to go where fate leads them to". I don't believe that. I hope I don't offend anyone who does, but I don't. Besides, most people use this excuse to make it seem "ok" to be gay. They feel that if they say they were "born into" being gay, then it's better than taking into practice on their own. That's like saying you were born racist. It's all about the upbringing and the surroundings that determine who you are during your childhood to become whatever you end up becoming as an adult. If a boy hang around in places that are considered "girly" as a kid for example, then the boy would get a different experience than a boy who would participate on a little league baseball team that is stereotypically all-boys. Feel free to attack my previous statement if you feel I am wrong.

I think its impossible for someone to be "born gay".

Why Lady gaga, why?

Never mind, I just got it

lol. My momentary thought that Lady Gaga had "came out" was spoiled when I realised what he meant.

Anderson Cooper is covering a story similar to this tonight, kinda ironic

Hey, I'm one of the most christian people here and I have no problem with Gay people. My reasoning for not accepting gay-ness as a solution to over population is simply because I personally am not gay and find the idea of being in that situation rather disgusting and the idea of people becoming gay just to help the world is an idiotic notion.

btw, don't say "Evil socialism". I don't want Forkboy rampaging this thread with the teachings of Marx, Owen, or Lenin.

I agree with Gildy, if I'm honest. And I'm pretty sure it's heavily down to being born that way, and growing up and influence dictate exactly how open you are about it. That's why you get ragingly camp people, and then on the other hand, people who seem straight as an arrow.

oh, alright. I had a feeling that's what you meant, but i may have read taken it too far. I do believe that it may help the population crisis, especially in countries such as India, the democratic republic of the congo, china, and most certainly Bangladesh (the country is about the size of england, and has a population greater than that of Russia). Honestly, I don't think it would be possible to lower to social awkwardness of being labelled "gay" to that great extent of lowering the human population. The population is always going to increase, even if we do slow it down. I just don't believe we will reach that state of comfort where everything is up in the air, at least not in the near future. There are strives at improvements, and most have been successful, especially right now, with Brazil being open to gay marriage. I still don't think that has really helped motivate gay people enough to be more open. I think it had a greater effect on the people who were strong enough to admit they're gay live a normal life.