MagiStream

In my opinion, you can be bi even if you're not sexually attracted to both genders/have dated both genders.
I consider myself bi because I wouldn't feel ashamed about dating a girl if my life ever went that way. Just a quick opinion

There are so many factors that can affect ones sexuality that it makes it impossible at this point in time to say where it comes from. i have recently heard that scientists think they might have discovered the 'gay gene'. the only thing that is really know about the gay community from a science point of view is that they have a higher incidence of bullying and murder due to their sexual orientation. Humans seem to be naturally close minded and for those who don't bother change that someone of a different sexual orientation is seemingly intimidating.

In my group of friends there is 9 boys, two of whom are out, one being gay and the other bi. Of the 13 girls 6 are bi and 2 are flexible heterosexuals as well as the one asexual. People watch our group talking, see how we all flirt with each other and generally have fun, and shun us because we are secure enough in ourselves to be who we are. This seems to be a major theme in human society and i find it really worrying. We pride ourselves on our large brain power and yet we can not accept anyone who is different from the social norms (i know i am generalizing but i think in this instance it is justified).

I feel ashamed not to have read anything other than this page and OP's post, however gay/bi sexuality IN MEN has been scientifically proven as something that happens either during birth or by choice. You see, when a woman is pregnant with a male, her body is also supplying minor quantities of male chemicals to start the fetus' development. As the male fetus is significantly different from the woman, her immune system believes it's a foreign entity and attempts to "feminize" it. The more times a woman has had a male child, the easier it is for her body to "feminize" the male, although it's still very random. I have no idea how it happens in girls other than by choice however.

Also, I think there's nothing wrong with people who aren't straight, as I've personally met a ton of gay guys who are very nice and polite, and honestly I can't see why some Christians would discriminate against them. I think we should just learn to tolerate and respect each other and use common sense if we want to live peacefully.

I think that gender and sexuality are based off of several different things, such as the environment, and the social aspect that is around the developing child, but I also think that gender, sexuality, and identity come about with a child's own sense of self when they develop it. I personally was raised in a very free environment. My mother wasn't gay or bi, but she didn't push me in any way, even when I asked her about different sexualities. I watched several kids in high school struggle because of was what expected of them and what they felt. I saw several of my peers wither under their parents forceful shaping, because they didn't fit into their parents mold. I even saw one of my friends, a straight A student who was very involved in activities and and afterschool clubs and such get disowned simply because she liked girls. Her pastor wouldn't even allow her into the church after her family found out. It tore her apart, and she dropped out of school shortly after. On the other hand, I've seen people come out and be supported in their choice, and flourish as an individual. Whether or not sexuality and gender is something that can be chosen or is genetic, I don't believe that people really have a right to judge a person based on their sexuality or gender. Their actions, yes, but not gender or sexuality.