We Can Make Choices, But Is Sexual Preference One of Them?

I had a talk with a friend recently about all the angst associated with “grooming” our kids.  Lots of folks apparently think that kids choose their sexual orientation and exposing them to the mere concept of homosexuality could cause them to be gay.

But does this jibe with our own experiences?  Not at all.

We all wake up one morning when we’re about 12 years old, and we’re suddenly and strangely attracted to someone of a certain sex.  None of us had any idea this was going to happen when we went to sleep the night before.  We had no choice in the matter, any more than a right-handed person could choose to be left-handed.

That’s why all the handwringing about grooming is so asinine.

We seem to have lost our ability to reason–even to the extent of consulting what has occurred in our own lives.