I think it's possible for people to be "born straight", grow up, have changing sexual desires or affilitations, etc. Of course it has been demonstrated this comes from a genetic predisposition, and I agree with this. But I guess anything's possible.

At the same time I personally don't like how the "born with it" classification is sometimes used. Let me clarify. I obviously support gay marriage, have never had any hatred or disapproval toward homosexuality (other than the regrettable cultural norm of teenage boys calling each other 'gay' at every immature opportunity).

It just seems sometimes people have to apologize for being homosexual to avoid further scrutiny. "I didn't choose this, I was born with it." I know that's not what people on here mean in this discussion, but I've gotten the impression from random conversations with people that this logic is used more to rationalize.

To use the racial example from earlier, it'd be like a black individual saying, "I didn't choose to be black, I was born this way." Then someone else says, "Oh, okay, you didn't choose to be black. I guess it's okay that you are black, then, because if you chose to be black that would be a cause for concern." It certainly sounds awful in that context, right?

I guess I'm saying that hopefully in the future people become less concerned with why homosexuality exists, and just accept that it does exist just like any other human quality or trait does. But I understand why this discussion arises frequently.