Why are there homosexuals in this world?

Answer 1

The answer to such a question generally depends upon the personal views of the person responding, in which case a factual answer may not be possible. Some people, including behavorial scientist, psychiatrist and so forth believe that people are born gay or bisexual. Other people including those in the scientific and other profession believe it is a lifestyle choice. Leaving the controversy centered upon moral and religious grounds.

Answer 2

Gay and lesbians gravitate toward people of the same sex. Humans are each individuals and are born with certain biological conditions, including eye colour, hair colour, and other genetic markers.

Most scientists researching this question are seeing their research pointing to at least a biological if not genetic origin of sexual orientation. This evidence is increasingly showing that sexual orientation, whether gay, straight, or bisexual, is probably set very early on -- if not in the womb or at conception. In other words, sexual orientation is inborn.

Now, many people -- including people who are opposed to homosexuality on religious grounds -- reject this theory, saying that there are a lot of examples of people who were gay who have been "cured" and "made straight" through various kinds of "therapy," whether psychological or religious.

However, it is important to remember that the American Psychological Association (the national organization of professional psychologists) does not take up when or how sexual orientation is determined, but it does say that there is nothing inherently wrong or unhealthy with non-straight sexual orientations; the APA further considers therapy meant to "cure" homosexuality to be at most ineffective and at worst extremely harmful to the health of people who have same-sex attraction or are gay.

Now, people who believe that sexual orientation can be changed are usually confusing homosexuality and heterosexuality with bisexuality; obviously someone who is bisexual can be sexually attracted to people of either sex, or conditioned or taught to seek out relationships or sexual experiences with only the opposite sex.

However, truly heterosexual and truly homosexual people cannot change their sexual orientation; at best, they can become celibate (avoiding sex), which is not the same thing as changing one's inborn sexual orientation. More and more research will be done in this area in the next decade, and it is likely that one or more biological or genetic sources of sexual orientation will be found.

However, it is safe to say that sexual orientation is at least inborn and not something chosen or mutable.

Answer 3

Depending on how you define "gay" about 2% to 10% of the population is gay. This percentage seems to be consistent across all the cultures that have been studied. According to the Kinsey Report (1948), 30% of adult males have had at least one homosexual experience to orgasm.

In the last 40 years or so, gay and lesbian people have been "coming out" -- declaring who we are -- and demanding equal rights. Therefore, we've been more visible. But the per centage of the population that's gay hasn't changed.

Answer 4

Well, they've existed for at least 2 million years. It's just now society is more "liberal" with sexual issues, and they won't get burned at the stake for expressing their orientation.

Answer 5

There aren't more lesbians in the world. It just seems that way because people aren't afraid to hide any more.

Answer 6

Some simply prefer members of their own gender, that's all.