Back when the subject was taboo, there was another sexual activity (heterosexual activity outside of wedlock) that was also heavily stigmatized...pregnant teens were thrown out of schools, thrown out of homes, young women were sometimes booted from jobs...so you mean to tell me that because these unmarried moms felt ostracized, despised, hated & were a "minority group" that in most cases they did not "choose" their predicament?
Sexual activity carries consequences...and the door-opener for ALL sexual activity outside of marriage is uncontrolled lust...folks who blame God ("I was born that way") are not only NOT taking responsibility, but militate vs. one of Jesus' disciples' words (James): "When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting me.' For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away & enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." (James 1:13-15)
Now that the std "hpv" (human papilloma virus) in women gives birth to cervical cancer that kills thousands of women each year; now that we see that hiv/AIDS gives birth to thousands & thousands of deaths to heterosexuals in Africa & homosexuals everywhere else, folks want to blame God for it.
People do not choose to be gay. They can't be recruited.
Your argument is that despite all of the media overkill on "gayness" that the studies only show but 1-2% of the population that is gay. But the studies I cited were from 1987-1993...I also said on an earlier post that the # of teens who claim to be homosexual is rising. The media splash on homosexuality didn't come about until the early 1990s...so we've yet to fully reap what has been sown.
As for people not choosing to be gay, how do you account for bi-sexuality? Most of those studies cited higher % for bi-sexual activity. Are bi-sexuals "born that way"? Is there a bi-sexual gene? Throughout history, minors have been seduced into all kinds of destructive sexual activity...so, yes, homosexuals are on the "front end" of enticing young people--often via outright abuse...which is why homosexual advocacy groups are on the cutting edge of trying to get age of consent laws changed in various countries.