Is belief really a choice?

[Neo-Scholastic]

I have pride in being gay, too, it doesn't mean I chose to be gay.

I guess I never fully understood 'gay pride.' Maybe expressing one's homosexual proclivities is a challenge in a dominantly heterosexual culture. I suppose overcoming that challenge could be a source of pride. Then again, I cannot image someone being proud of coming out as a foot-fetishist.