"No one is born homosexual, its a choice."
"Being born homosexual is not a choice, that is just the way some people are made."
These two statements are two of the most often statements made in debates about homosexuality; whether it is biological trait or a person choice created from a lifestyle and culture. From the text in chapter 11, it touches upon different facts and findings that create sexuality and the history and societal affects homosexuality has had on individuals. Some interesting facts scientists have discovered in this debate of nature vs nurture is that homosexuality is found in all cultures and within 450 different species. In the early 20th century experiments were done to try and cure homosexuality. The results, only 11% men and 37% women said it worked. Many supporters of homosexuality said the only reason the numbers were even that high was because they didn't account for bisexuals (attracted to both men and women.) Many people believe that it is not right for homosexuals to raise a family, because they believe it is a disease. Individuals have suffered from depression and suppression because of this oppressing view in society. Either nature or nurture that intolerance seems to be the real disease.
I LOVE your last comment/sentence. All I have to say is that the data may not take into account that people sometimes lie on surveys or in interviews. They want to "be fixed" so they say they are and report it on a questionare. Also there was probably a certain social stigma to being gay when the study was done so that could contribute to a person wanting to be heterosexual. Of course the experiment could have worked but it would not explain the discrepancy in the data between men and women.
I think homosexuality could be either nature or nurture. It could be caused if the pregnant did something wrong or that person is not satisfied with or get hurt by the people in the opposite sex. I believe that sort of tendency can be cured, for from some book I read, almost everyone , especially girl will experience a period that have some special like towards the person in the same gender but they will finally go through it. Maybe, these homosexual people just need some appropriate leading in some specific points of time.