No. You are born gay, or you develop your sexual orientation at a very early age. After that it is not possible to change. In most countries in the world there is strong social stigma against being gay. So if people could decide NOT to be gay, then millions of young people would change and become straight. This doesn't happen, because they can't!
The only choice gay people have is whether to stay ashamed in the closet, or to stand up proud.
Being gay is not a choice or something that can be learned. Being gay is as natural as being straight, it just happens. Scouts do not make people gay or teach them to be gay. Scouts teaches children survival skills and toughens them up for the outside world. It has nothing to do with making people gay. Respect people's sexuality.
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Some gay people are funny and some are not. Being gay has nothing to do with being funny.
Being gay is perfectly natural. People who are coming to terms with their sexuality often have a lot of questions. Talking about their finds to their family and friends might be difficult, but can be made easier by reading about other people's experiences. Having a gay friend or talking to gay people through online forums can be of great help.
Gay people are not prevented from being anywhere.
The gay people I know don't hate being called gay. Young people use the word gay in an offensive way. This is abuse and bullying and good people never do it.
Many researchers believe that homophobia (being "anti-gay") is a coping mechanism to help convince a secretly gay person that they are not actually gay. This is still a debated topic, though.
being gay is ok
It has nothing to do with being "gay" just being stupid.
Being gay is not an idea. It is a part of a person's identity. Its part of who they are. Gay people have been around since people have existed and will continue to do so well into the future. Their is no choice in being gay. Some people might disagree with this but the biological evidence is overwhelming that being gay is genetic and the environment may have some influence.
Sometimes being gay is difficult on a person because of the majority of society's view on homosexuality. Some gay people may try to hide their sexuality or try to become "not gay" but because being gay is biological and not a choice, there is no way to "get out" of it.
Because there are gay people and despite being gay they can have sex too !