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SEXUALITY
How can you tell if someone is straight, gay or bisexual?
You cannot necessarily tell if someone is straight, gay or bisexual just by looking at him or her. Straight, gay, lesbian and bisexual people come from all kinds of family backgrounds, religious and ethnic groups, and every social and economic level.
Can a person choose their sexual orientation?
No. A person does not "decide" their sexual orientation. Your sexual orientation is much more than with whom you have sex. It's who you are. Most experts believe that your sexual orientation is set before you're born.
If gay or bisexual people were to have sex with members of the opposite sex, wouldn't they be "cured?"
No. Your sexual orientation is not based on how you were raised or by who your friends are. It cannot be changed by therapy, willpower or having sex with someone. A person of any sexual orientation can choose whether or not to act on his or her feelings. However, a person who is abstinent — who doesn't have sex — does not stop being straight, gay, lesbian or bisexual. If someone who is gay or lesbian has intercourse with someone of the opposite gender, he or she would no sooner become straight than would a straight person become gay after having sex with a person of the same gender.
