IMHO, and not that I have any special insight, there are two "types" of gays.
There are those who are "Born that Way". IMHO, it's some sort of chemical imbalance, or some form of reinforced behavior. (or both) Ancedotally, the people that I know who are like this seem to be more comfortable with their lifestyle choices... "I'm gay. If you can't deal with it, that's YOUR problem." - type behavior. Nothing in your face, being gay is just another facet of their person, like being left-handed, or having red hair.
Please note that I'm not a biologist and this is nothing but my own opinion.
Then, there is a smaller subset (these are the people whose Pride Parade photos you see on FR....) where it's strictly behavioral. These people are attention-seeking drama queens who thrive on the attention devoted to them for being just outside of the norm. I think that IF they could get more attention with some other form of behavior, while simultaneously maintaining their social status.... then they'd drop the whole "flaming gay" lifestyle like a hot rock.
Finally, I think that you might not have any control over who you're attracted to. However, the sex act in and of itself, is simple behavior. And, easily controlled. Trouble is, gays (and too many straights) don't differentiate between the two.
/rant off. Thanks for listening.....
Most interesting, and I don’t think of your opinion as a rant at all. I only know one homosexual from childhood to the age of 31, and he believes he chose to be that way. I think he was born that way, as does my family, and that is based on our observations.
On the other hand, his partner of several years seems to me like he’s of the “peacock” variety, who made a choice. I don’t know what he was like as a child, but he feels he was born that way. Go figure!
I enjoyed reading your thoughts on this subject.
The stats support your view. Probably 2% of males are “truly” homosexual, with no attraction to women/impotent in their presence for whatever reason. What moves the gay activists is less a sense of injustice as a desire for power and recognition. As regards cause, Carl Jung speculated that homosexuality is a urban phenomenon, caused by the confusion of sexual roles. Much less frequent in rural societies . Francis Parkman— in his “Oregon Trail”—described how Homosexuals were treated by the Plains Indians. Generally, like women. Of course this makes no distinction between “natural” homosexuals and naturally effeminate men. My opinion is that there is no way to do so.