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Essay / Homosexuality is not a choice - 1194
“My own experience has taught me a lot about “choice” when it comes to sexual orientation. I knew I was "different" at 13, even though I grew up in the relentlessly heterosexual America of the 1940s." This quote is from Patricia Nell Warren, she knew she was gay from the age of 13, however, instead of revealing it, she was forced to hide who she was. She ended up getting married at the age of 18 and remained married for 16 years, denying her inner reality. tried therapy to get rid of her homosexual feelings, but that too failed, leaving her helpless after two decades of unsuccessful efforts to adapt to the heterosexual lifestyle, she decided to "come out." out” at the age of 37 (Bily 2009) His story is just one of many, demonstrating that homosexuality is not a choice, it is something that is felt. 'inner and which is present from a very young age, mainly at birth. Many studies are carried out today to prove that homosexuality is something acquired at birth and something that is part of people. A part of themselves that they cannot change, regardless of what others believe or what they try to do to stop themselves from being gay. Although there is no undeniable evidence regarding the initiation of sexual preference, there is significant historical and sociological support that homosexuality is as natural as heterosexuality. Actual studies have been done on the brain to prove that gay people look different than gay men. heterosexuals. A fairly well-known study on the difference between the homosexual and heterosexual brain was carried out by Simon Levay. Levay was a neurobiologist at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California (Biological Causes of Same-Sex Attraction 2015), he focused his study on...... middle of article...... there has no reliable evidence to support the hypothesis. The effectiveness of conversion processing is based on faulty assumptions and can be harmful. In conclusion, homosexuality is a natural thing, whether society believes it or not. It is found in the nature around us. For example, the animal Bonobo, its females participate in GG rubbing approximately once every two hours (Roughgarden 2004). This would be considered homosexual behavior because it is female on female, Bonobos do this and are not exposed to the same daily experience as us, meaning this behavior is innate to them. There are parts of us that determine who we are and if homosexuality is one of those things, why can't it be accepted? Although some have chosen to be homosexual, when presented with scientific facts and testimonies from homosexuals, it quickly becomes clear that there is no real choice in the matter...