Personally, I don't think it is. I mean, you can't help who you fall in love with, right?

Well, i belive that it is both sides to the story. Because some say that its a chemical thing. But i believe that it is a desire moreso a choice. It's physically what you are attrative to, and what you wanna do. So basically i say that it's really a two way street

One argument you could make is that, although you do have choice, the choices you make are determined by the way your brain has developed based on your own experiences. Following this argument, an all-knowing all-seeing entity would know your sexuality since before you were born (from the dawn of time for that matter) and would be the only thing capable of influencing it, being a force outside the tangible universe, so the only explanation for the large number of homosexuals in the world is that God is okay with homosexuality.

Another argument is, simply; "If being gay is a choice, so is being straight. Therefore, the only way one can argue 'being homosexual is a choice' is if they admit that they could, if they wanted to, be turned on by another man and have sex with that man (and the same for women).

So, just to get a little ironic, we could combine the two arguments by assuming that everyone that says "homosexuality is a choice" fully understands what this implies (as explained by my second argument). Assuming that tidbit of information and going along with my first argument (that proves there is in fact no choice involved in your sexuality) one could say that anyone trying to argue that being gay is a choice is actually gay themselves. Unfortunately this argument doesn't work at all because nobody that says being gay is a choice fully understands the weight of that statement.

I have heard a lot of people say that being gay is a choice, but no one has ever been able to give me a reason why, or, for that matter, refute any of the arguments I have made. If anyone thinks they have a legitimate argument for saying that being gay is a choice I would love to hear it.

Being gay isn't a choice at all. Scientists say its in your genes. Honestly, you're born that way. It's like being born with brown hair or blue eyes. I am bisexual, and i know that i was born that way theres nothing i can do to change it so i embrace it. I am proud of who i am. which includes being bi. end of story.

i hate when i hear this question i mean come on now lets use our brians... it kills me how simple/close minded people can be!! of course being gay is NOT a choice!!! who would willingly choose that? there is so much unneeded hate that comes along with it, as the bible says GOD LOVES ALL HIS CHILDREN, gays are here (and here to stay). i guess its just going to take a while for people to realize this.... dont let anyone tell you being gay is a choice your are born this way and there is no shame in it. be proud of what you are weather that be gay, bi, straight, lesbian or transgender!!! you are who you are if others dont like it... to bad. :)

I think being gay is more of a feeling that you can't describe.

I have the most amazing fiancee in the world and I love him to pieces, but I still find women attractive. I'm bi-sexual and it wasn't a choice for me. There's nothing wrong with it though. Live and let live. You can't help who you fall in love with. If it happens, it happens. YAY LOVE!!!

It is defiantly not a choice. I am not bashing any religion when I say this, I respect all of them, but when it comes to the topic of homosexuality, religion tends to cloud people's judgement.

From personal experience, my best friend knew she was gay when she was about 3. Before she even knew what that word meant, or the hate it would bring with it. She didn't make that choice, she just went with what was natural. Same for everyother person who is homosexual, or bisexual.

Another common misconception is "kissing someone of the same sex" is gay. No it isn't. People tend to expiriment, but that has nothing to do with their sexual orientation. Being homo/bisexual has to do with emotional and spiritual attraction, and not just physcial.

So people who say it is "crimes against nature" need to ask themselves if it really is. Nature vs. Nurture.

Also, men who leave their wives do so because they can no longer deny their own feelings. People like you are the reason people like them stay in the closet so long. People come out at different times in their lives and some people refuse to admit they are gay and try to force themselves into a heterosexual marriage but in the end, its no use because BEING GAY IS NO A CHOICE. If it was, those men would not being leaving their wife. No one just wakes up one morning and says, I feel like ruining my families lives and getting with a dude today. hmm I'll get a divorce, leave my children behind and go face some discrimination. wtf? honestly, you think thats how it happens? Because I can tell you I never would have CHOOSEN to be gay and I sure as FUCK did not wake up one morning and DECIDE to be lesbian. It seems like the only people who say its a choice are straight people. And the people who says its not are both GAY and STRAIGHT. So, whos right and whos wrong? Seems the majority of the population is because how can a straight person ever know if being gay is a choice? Unless they woke up one morning and said they wanted to be straight and just were. Cuz I'm sure thats how it happened right? =/// fucking stupid.

I dont think it is, and a lot of my gay friends have told me that they dont choose to be gay. Why would anyone choose to be something that is looked down upon by a lot of society? Why would they choose to like someone that they cant marry or have basic legal rights with?
Just a thougt...

Plus to the guy who said that there were no gays before 20-30 years ago, I think you haven't seen a lot of artwork from ancient times to now, art, stories, sculptures...all depicting homosexual activities. There were definitely gay people back then and there always will be.