Born This Way?

I have "Born This Way" stuck in my head. Probably because I listened to it on repeat about 6 times today while I was...doing something online. I can't even remember what.

So here I was, heading to the shower, humming "Baby, I was born this waa-a-a-ay" when I paused to think, 'Was I born this way, though?'

People like to obsess about causation. A lot. And it totally makes sense - we want to understand the world we live in. I get that.

But, in this day and age, technology allows us to get increasingly closer to Answering Life's Great Questions, including - probably most relevantly, to me - is sexual orientation a choice? Or is it something you are born with?

Nothing's been proven. And really, I don't want it to be. I'm scared of what consequences the outcome would have.

I really just wish people would leave it alone. The fact of the matter is that queers do exist. Instead of spending resources in order to determine causation (read: assess blame), why not put them towards the improvement of these people's lives.

Personally, I'd prefer the outcome to be "nature" as opposed to "nurture" (because then people would not be blamed) BUT my horror about the idea that "stamping out the gay gene" could become a reality grossly outweighs my desire for a conclusive answer. 100,000%