Originally Posted by Gaybucks

At the risk of taking the thread back on topic:

The issue of sexual abuse and its correlation with sexuality is a complex one, and it's one I've actually spent some time studying (i.e., looking at clinical studies and references in the psychological literature)

Homosexuality (in the sense of sexual *orientation*) is genetically based and therefore hardwired, and pretty much no one except the Christian wingnuts disputes this any more. There's some pretty strong evidence for a biological basis.

HOWEVER, there is also a class of people with a sexual *preference* that may have been altered as a result of abuse they suffered. This can apply to both men and women, and comprises a very small percentage of the population who is attracted to same-sex relationships. However, most of the people that fall into this category have other issues that prevent them from having healthy sexual relationships of *any* type (same or opposite sex), which are secondary issues that appear to be caused by the abuse they suffered.

In other words, nearly all gays and lesbians are hardwired to be that way, but a small percentage of people may find themselves uncomfortable in relationships with the opposite sex as a result of abuse they suffered, but these people are not so much attracted to the same sex as they are repelled by the opposite sex as a result of the abuse.

Hardwired homosexuals cannot be made heterosexual any more than hardwired heterosexuals can be made homosexual.

Those of you who are straight guys, ask yourself if you think you could get therapy and learn to enjoy sucking dick and taking it up the ass from a guy. My guess is probably not. It's exactly the same for probably 99% of gay men and lesbians.