Is sexual orientation determined at birth? To begin with sexual orientation is not simply about any feelings of sexual attraction. Sexual orientation is about your sexual identity as a person and where you choose to orientate yourself and how you identify yourself as a human being.
technically speaking this debate question is not asking you if people are born homosexual or heterosexual it's asking you if people are born with a mental identity.
According to the AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
" Sexual orientation is commonly discussed as if it were solely a characteristic of an individual, like biological sex, gender identity or age. This perspective is incomplete because sexual orientation is defined in terms of relationships with others. People express their sexual orientation through behaviors with others, including such simple actions as holding hands or kissing. Thus, sexual orientation is closely tied to the intimate personal relationships that meet deeply felt needs for love, attachment and intimacy. In addition to sexual behaviors, these bonds include nonsexual physical affection between partners, shared goals and values, mutual support, and ongoing commitment. Therefore, sexual orientation is not merely a personal characteristic within an individual.
Rather, one's sexual orientation defines the group of people in which one is likely to find the satisfying and fulfilling romantic relationships that are an essential component of personal identity for many people."
Now you cannot say anyone is born to any particular sexual orientation because babies/younger children do not have the mental abilities to make that determination children are not born with identities.
The nature vs Nurture argument has not been scientifically extinguished and unless my opponent can prove it has been then it holds as a perfectly good counter argument to his faulty position
Anyone that's been to prison and witnessed thugs niggas they knew on the outside turned into kool-aid lipstick wearing fuck boys when on the inside knows that sexual orientation can be flipped, some of these nigga go in straight and come out gay..... and also partially explains why these nigga who aren't gay end up raping people in prison.
Now if homosexuality was something that was totally genetic for all members of the human species ( as this question and my opponent suggests ) then there would be no examples of individuals that once removed from forced acts of homosexuality continue to engage in more homosexual acts.
The nature vs Nurture argument has not been scientifically extinguished and unless my opponent can prove it has been then it holds as a perfectly good counter argument to his position
you niggas really think this nigga has stopped looking for man booty???
and he's about to be out soon.
Now my opponent says that he wasn't taught to like women...... but the dumb nigga cannot prove it because from the moment you are born your mind starts to absorb and process information both consciously and subconsciously. SO we are being taught without any actual teachings and your natural inclinations cannot arise unless the proper environment is provided. This goes for homosexuality and any other form of human behavior. For example a psychopathy can be born but they can also be made. Someone born with all the biological conditions that would predispose them to homosexuality may be totally straight conversely someone can be born a natural faggot BUT not actually be a faggot or have those feelings.
If you are genetically hard wired for something you cannot change it but there are ample examples of people changing their sexual orientation so therefore sexual orientation is not genetically hardwired into one position from birth....... now HE can call this argument unintelligent if he wants to but science and researchers do not agree with him they agrees with me.