Why Is Homosexuality A Choice?

Homosexuality

The controversial debate that has been going on for decades: is being homosexual a choice? This questions whether a human being is able to choose the homosexual lifestyle, or are they born being genetically gay. If either side is right, the opposing side will have to face the consequences, and the humiliation of being wrong. This dispute is also important because, it challenges the ideal American slogan of “land of the free” and acceptance. This is why homosexuality is such a provocative topic. Because, if an individual is born a homosexual, then those who said otherwise, would have to apologize for letting them be oppressed through time. Or if a person chooses to be homosexual, then those who said otherwise, would have to apologize

The heterosexual male has double the volume of the sexually dimorphic nucleus (in the hypothalamus), to female and homosexual subjects. In Homosexuality, the authors make an analogy that being gay is like being left-handed. Being left-handed is a result of too much testosterone slowing the growth of the left hemisphere. It is a congenital condition. In other words, it is a natural process that someone is born with. Homosexuality is caused in the same way. Although, instead of too much testosterone, the developing fetus receives too little (Haugen & Musser, 2013). This can also be caused by a process called “defeminization”. The process of defeminization, is basically the way of describing how a mother who is stressed during pregnancy can release an adrenaline-related hormone, called androstenedione. This hormone can cause receptors to be defective, due to the blocking of testosterone (Haugen & Musser, 2013). In other words, homosexuality is said to be a genetic process that is caused by a small amount of testosterone in the prenatal development. Individuals also believe that homosexuality is biologically formed, because someone would not go through so much trouble if it was not part of their nature. In “Choice as Strategy”, the author explains that “It wasn’t until the 1970s that the mental health establishment

In the sources that was found, for the most part, were complete and accurate. Although, some were biased, one paid more attention to the overall content. An example of the bias opinion is found in The Aesthetic Realism of Eli Siegel and the Change from Homosexuality. The quote is from the husband of the editor of the book. One may assume that the quote was not properly cited due to them being married. All sources were from a credible publisher whom made sure that the audience knew it was for colleagues. There were some questionable statements due to the fact that most the editors were not of PhD level teachings, except in “Weighing the Evidence: Empirical Assessment and Ethical Implications of Conversion Therapy”. All source reading was satisfactory. There was no vague information, even though one could not go into full detail of what the author was trying to