Ahhh. There it is; one of the most controversial questions on the planet. This question has been debated so often through out the years, I must say I’d be down right sad if people ever came to their senses and stopped debating it. I mean seriously. Without the heated and often violent topic of homosexuality in our midst, what would people do to pass the time? Should we love one another as Jesus asked us to do? Nah. Too many people aren’t interested in that.

I was walking around the other day while chewing gum at the same time, when a light bulb went off in my head. “I’ll put my two cents into the mix.” People will either love it or hate it. Since I can’t be held responsible for others’ emotions, I thought I’d let the world know what I think and see how the populace handles it.

So….here goes nothing.

I believe it is ignorant and dangerous to say that being gay is a choice that a person has control over. It is not a choice. I can’t put it more plain and simple. People will love to debate me on this. To those people, I ask for patience. GLBT World: the Series continues to unfold. I will be covering a wide range of issues that deal with being gay. I hope to open people’s minds. If it doesn’t open minds, I hope to at least offer knowledge and understanding.

Trust me folks. Being gay is not a choice. Out of all the things I could choose for myself, why would I want something in my life that alienates me from my family? Don’t have an answer for that one? Yeah, I don’t either. I love my family. I wasn’t sitting around one day thinking I would make myself attracted to women. Frankly, I have always had better things to do with my time than train myself to be something I am not. When it comes down to it, what would be my motive? Would “becoming” gay drive my parents crazy? Nah. It was obvious that the blue and purple glitter lip gloss I wore when I was a teenager took care of that for me. I’m not evil. I wasn’t thinking “becoming” gay would give me the extra punch I needed. Besides, I had a GPA to contend with and all.

Did you women who are attracted to men ever make the conscious decision that liking men was your thing? I didn’t think so. What makes you think I had any choice in the matter? What about you men who like women? Did you get a say?

Being gay is a fundamental and integral part of who I am. It’s my beautiful gift from God. It’s not the most important part of me, nor the most interesting. It just is because He made it so. Why would I question that? I believe that God doesn’t make mistakes. To say that I chose to be something other than who I am is at the height of stupidity and danger. Do you know more than God? No, I don’t either. Who among you was able to choose your height, eye color, immediate likes/dislikes, or heritage? None of you. No, I wasn’t either.