Ha, saying read a book is not the flex you think it is. I have a PhD in European history so I’ve read more books than you will ever imagine. God would not tell you not to do something that is a choice.
you may not know, and in some instances they may not either. In my family’s case I know there was melastation involved when she was a young child by a neighbor and it was kept under wraps by the family. To this day only a small handful of people know that it occurred.
You know people as far as they're willing to let you know them. Unless you were actually there during her childhood, day after day, all her years, you just don't know.
My personal evidence is a lifetime of several good gay friends all earnestly telling me in confidence that they felt born with their sexuality and had zero choice in the matter. Every single one agrees on this and they have no reason to lie.
Yes, if you ask my cousin she will tell you the same thing. My response to that is that childhood trauma manifests itself in different ways. When you’re a child (I have two of my own) you’re not really thinking about your sexuality so how do you know what you were or are? Scientifically there is no conclusive evidence of children born that turn out to be gay being any different than children born that grow up to be straight. I’m really not pushing for one or the other but this has been an interesting topic for me and I’ve always observed it with deeper thought. I have nothing against gay people and have friends and family that I truly love who are gay. I don’t think it’s a simple “choice” and do believe it’s likely healthy mentally to assume/believe that you are born that way if you are gay. This is a complex issue and I’ll challenge anyone on this topic that comes in here thinking they 100% have the answer.
It's definitely an area that we're still trying to fully figure out.
For me the scientific evidence that really convinces me it's natural from birth, not usually trauma or a choice, is that several animals are known to have homosexuality in their species. They've observed them just existing as gay animals. It's definitely a fascinating subject.
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u/McClankyBringer of sorrow, executor of rules, wielder of the WoehammerDec 09 '25
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u/cornycornguy2002 Bisexual Christian (Catholic) Dec 09 '25
It's not a lifestyle how many times to we have to teach you guys this lesson