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[Prince Manny]

Are you born gay? Or is it a product of your environment?

[Godless-Liberal]

Nature.  Not nurture.

[Robulosity]

I'm likely one of the few gay men who will state, who knows..  Yes, there is evidence that sexuality sources from geneitc aspects as it does't just appear with in our specicies  Where as I think in some cases how a person is raised ultimately effects their mannerisms and how they view them selves which can in my opinion cause a fall sense of sexuality in some people

[Aras]

does it matter? Just be yourself

[faithrose]

I think it depends on the person and the environment they grew up in, but I'm not sure. That is a debate that has gone on for a long time already.

[mallowblaster]

From the experience of my life and coming into my sexuality, I can say that I believe it was nature.

[scott-james]

i cant say i know, i do know that i thought myself as different from other ppl my age growing up it took me a long tim to figure out that i was gay

[Nick]

Prince Manny, on Jun 21 2008, 11:44 PM, said:

Are you born gay? Or is it a product of your environment?

Everyone is born the way they are.

[SuperSven]

I believe to a certain degree that there's a combination of both, but there's no doubt that nature plays a huge role in it

[SuperSven]

(I say that as the local geneticist )

[niko79]

I agree with SuperSven that it is a bit of both. Although I think it's limiting to label yourself as homosexual or heterosexual since sexuality is so fluid. Different people are different degrees at different times in their lives.  You never know when you might end up with someone of the same sex or opposite sex...in bed and probably after one too many cocktails, haha.

[Apollo]

There was a point where I would have said I was 100% completely gay
I had an experience with a girl and then I was completely confused.. am I bi? Am I straight?
Well obviously not straight.. but still it was confusing

Now I just figure there's no point worrying about it and just enjoy each experience as they come

[Prince Manny]

I heard orange juice makes you gay

[Robulosity]

I had a friend in highschool, who's mother swore up and down the reason he was gay was because..

he had red carpets growing up

[mybodymyself]

On the fence on this.  For me rather be myself or yourself then made up.

[Godless-Liberal]

I strongly believe it is nature, not nurture.  If it was nurture, you would think nearly half the population would be gay.

[Prince Manny]

haha well I think if it was nurture my brother would be gay since we were raised the exact same way. But he's so not!

[SuperSven]

are you sure?

[TheItalianStallion]

I for one was definitely born gay..

[Kung-Fu Barbie]

I am 100% certain of my heterosexuality... I could NEVER be with a woman. They are far too dramatic for me