[conserv13]

I think you are right that many gays were confused about their sexualtiy at an early age, and I think that many were sexually abused by older men and women. I don't think that is recruiting, though, I think it is sexual abuse.

[CatoRenasci]

I agree that it is sexual abuse, but it is recruiting as well; just as seduction by a predatory heterosexual of a runaway girl and introducing her into a life of prostitution is abuse. The two are comparable in some ways, but fundamentally different in kind: while some heterosexuals are seduced by older heterosexuals, most heterosexuals enter into their sexual relationships with their peers in a roughly appropriate age range -- at least until they are old enough to consent. On the other hand, if my anecdotal evidence and what I have read is representative, 80+% of homosexuals have their first experience not with a similarly confused peer, but with an older, experienced homosexual.