Choice or Genetics?: The Homosexuality Conundrum

This post is inspired by the blog written by Josh Weed. Read his full post here:

http://www.joshweed.com/2012/06/club-unicorn-in-which-i-come-out-of.html

It is long (roughly 6,000 words according to an article I read.), but it is very well written and moving. This post doesn't have to do with what is in his post directly, but it addresses a topic related to it.

Let me preface this post with a few points:

1. I am not personally homosexual, so I really don't know if what I'm about to share with you is true or not. It is a theory I formed when I looked at the only two options society placed before me and thought, "There has to be another option." If I'm completely, totally, despicably off base, feel free to correct me.

2. This is coming from the point of view of a heterosexual member of the LDS church. THIS DOES NOT MEAN I HATE GAY PEOPLE. However, it is the belief of my religion that a male body was made to fit in a female body (apology for the graphic description, but that's how it is, folks). I'm NOT going to discuss love, which I believe can happen between any two people. I'm only going to be using the scientific FACTS of the human body. Whether you support homosexuality or not, I think we can all agree that a plug is made to fit an outlet despite the plug or outlet's desires, yes?

Okay, moving on.

3. Most of you will probably not agree with me. There are two parts to this theory, and some of you will read the first part and either be offended or think I'm crazy. Some of you will agree with the first part, proceed to reading the second part, and end the reading being sorely disappointed because the second part did not live up to the expectation you gained from reading the first part. I will only tell you this:

3. a. No matter what religious background you hail from or what ethics you have been raised with, KEEP AN OPEN MIND. Also, if you have any homosexual friends, please share. I'd like feedback on this.

4. If you don't believe in God, you won't care about or agree anything I have to say for sure. This post has to do with what God gave us and what He didn't. If you don't believe in a God, that renders this post completely irrelevant to you. Of course I'd love for you to read my blog. But if you get upset, don't say I didn't warn you.

Okay, here we go.

I'd like to present a theory about the concept of homosexuality being a choice or an affinity people are born with.

I think both sides have validity. In a sense, both sides are kinda right, and both sides are kinda wrong.

I believe that every single person in this world is born with a weakness or two. We are also born with free agency, the ability to make WHATEVER choice we damn well please. That being said, I'm just going to put my theory out there and watch as it may or may not get shot down:

I don't believe that homosexuals exit the womb as a homosexual. HOWEVER, I believe that the temptation for members of the same sex IS something they're born with. As they get older, they are presented with members of both genders, and they make a choice. They then proceed to formulate their lifestyle according to this choice. It is this lifestyle that classifies them as "gay" or not.

I don't believe that a God who made our bodies the way He did would actually create a being who is programmed to be attracted to the same body type. I do, however, believe that He would put in a "temptation code" which Satan can then prey on by amplifying said person's temptation for the same gender. This is again, the point at which I believe the individual chooses. (Also known as the moment when said person "discovers" they are homosexual.)

I don't even think most people realize that this choice is being made, because usually it's more of an acceptance than a choice. I imagine that there is a thought DEEP in the individual's subconscious that goes something like this:

"My whole life I've been told I would be attracted to someone of the opposite gender, but I actually think I like my gender better. I guess that means I'm gay. Okay. Word."

Some members of the LDS church are conflicted because they realize this temptation but know that the LDS church doesn't condone this lifestyle. Which, in turn, leads them to not be so accepting of the fact that their body just informed them of. People like Josh Weed have made the choice to ignore the same-gender attraction, and live the "natural" lifestyle that our bodies were made for.

Let me give you another example that might help put my theory into perspective. Our bodies actually do this type of decision-making all the time.

You are a small child whose parents have only given you Kix cereal your entire life. They tell you that this is the cereal you are supposed to like. One day, you spend the night at a friend's house, and they have Waffle Crisp cereal (which, for the sake of the story, is the only other kind of cereal made). You try the Waffle Crisp, and discover that it is 50 billion times better, even if it's loaded with like, double the sugar. 

Your body has made the decision that you like Waffle Crisp better. All of a sudden, you never want to eat Kix again. But your parents have told you that you're supposed to like Kix. It is at this point that you decide whether you're going to forsake Waffle Crisp forever or make the switch permanently. This is the point where some people think to themselves, "My whole life I've been told I should like Kix, but I actually think I like Waffle Crisp better. I guess that means I'm a Waffle Crisp eater. Okay. Word."

Do you kinda see where I'm going with this? 

In short, I believe that homosexuality is a temptation one can be born with, AND one chooses whether to give in to that temptation or not.

Yes, I believe that homosexuality is a temptation. So is meaningless, heterosexual sex. So is alcohol. So is committing suicide, for some. So is stealing. So is adultery. So is decking someone in the face when they are pissing you off beyond all decent reason. These are all things that we can be tempted with, and we decide whether we're going to act on these temptations or not.

This is not to say that EVERYONE is born with this temptation. Obviously there are those of us whose temptation drives for the opposite gender, but I am not talking about that group of people.

I'm not stating whether I condone homosexuality or not. I DO NOT want this to turn into a bashing session. I want feedback as to whether you, my readers, believe that this is a plausible possibility or not. Please keep all comments respectful.

Thank you in advance, and have a lovely day. ♥