[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by cub

Being gay has nothing to do with upbringing or personality. You sexuality makes you gay and everyone is slightly different. Whether you are attracted to white people, black people or asians is based on your sexual make up/personal desires.

My father was the dominant person in our household - not that he was aggressive; he was just the boss. He certainly wasn't absent and was there all through my upbringing. My mother worked so she wasn't a stay at home parent.

My brother is heterosexual. I am gay. Were it true than upbringing or nurture decided one's sexuality. We'd both be straight or gay.

we have been through this pov

the fact that 2 close siblings often have different personalities and traits is evidence enough that no 2 children have the same upbringing or relationship with their parents. Your parents relationship can change in 1 week, month, year and greatly influences who you are.

[cub]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

we have been through this pov

the fact that 2 close siblings often have different personalities and traits is evidence enough that no 2 children have the same upbringing or relationship with their parents. Your parents relationship can change in 1 week, month, year and greatly influences who you are.

I'm sorry if I've not read every post of this long thread.

However, you're just making an excuse for a flawed argument that absent father and over bearing mother makes a gay. I had neither. My brother is straight. Therefore another "Ah, but!" is raised and that conflicts with the augument.

My parents influenced me as a personality, but not my sexuality. My sexuality has nothing to do with learned behaviour or personality. Sorry.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by cub

I'm sorry if I've not read every post of this long thread.

However, you're just making an excuse for a flawed argument that absent father and over bearing mother makes a gay. I had neither. My brother is straight. Therefore another "Ah, but!" is raised and that conflicts with the augument.

I would imagine that is why I said this "Often a gay male has a dominant mother figure and a poor father relationship." and not used the word "always"

My parents influenced me as a personality, but not my sexuality. My sexuality has nothing to do with learned behaviour or personality. Sorry.

Well you would have no idea about that as you would not have been aware. As stated in this thread studies have already been done that link awakening sexuality and circumstance but never is the person aware.