Quote:So, the fact that 60% of gay adults didn't self-identify as gay as adolescents indicates that people are not necessarily born with a fixed sexual identity.
Or, it indicates that not everyone fully realizes their sexual identity as early as adolescence. It also indicates that the significant prejudice against non-traditional sexuality, and in some cases the legitimate danger of identifying as such, can make it much more difficult for a person to admit their own sexuality. To both, I would cite my own experience. I had bisexual urges as early as 13, but I had to live as many years again before I was able to admit it to myself, much less anybody else--even in confidence. I was raised by a homophobe, and I was myself a homophobe into my 20s. I chose to stop being homophobic, but I did not choose to be bisexual, and I find it insulting when people insist that it is a choice. To that, I'll repeat Esquilax's question: When did you choose to be straight?
