Homosexuality is a lifestyle choice that can be reversed vs. people are born as homosexuals (or bisexuals) What type of evidence is presented by each side to support each claim?

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-Homosexuality is a lifestyle choice that can be reversed vs. people are born as homosexuals (or bisexuals)

What type of evidence is presented by each side to support each claim?

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Sexual orientation is the reflection of a person's sense of identity, or it can be defined as the expression of a person's romantic, physical, or intimate attraction to those of the same gender or the opposite gender. Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, and asexual are the most prevalent sexual orientations. It is influenced by the combination of both objective and subjective components. Sexual orientation generally seems to be a stable trait that is resistant to deliberate attempts to modify it and is determined before birth, or possibly even early in life, by certain biological and environmental circumstances.

 

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