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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know several families who have more than one gay child.  My sister's wife has 2 gay siblings (out of 4 siblings total), meaning 3 of the 5 kids are gay.  These are people in their late 30s who have faced serious hardships because of their sexuality; it is not a fad.  It is possible that having a sibling come out could make another sibling feel safe to come out, but that does not mean the sibling isn't actually gay.

[b]Being gay is not a choice,[/b] and so makes sense that it would run in families like many other traits do.[/quote]

I think for the most part you are correct however, I think for some it can be a choice.  There is nothing wrong with it being a choice btw.  [/quote]

I agree with this. For some people it is not a choice, but others are less rigid about attraction to a particular sex and can make a choice.

I think the language about homosexuality not being a choice was important in the fight for equal rights because some hetero people who were against equality could be persuaded that it's not fair to treat people differently based on things they don't control (e.g., race). Now that, thankfully, equality has been cemented in law, hopefully this is not as much of an issue and we can acknowledge more openly that sexuality is a spectrum and people fall all along the spectrum and some are flexible enough to have more of a conscious decision-making process about where they land. And yes, I'm including gay, hetero, queer, and everyone else in my opinion.[/quote]

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