Same Sex Attraction

One thing I would like to clarify about same sex attraction is that it is not classified as being gay. There is a huge difference between the two, when you are gay then you  have decided to be in relationships with the same sex. having an attraction with the same sex does not mean you are now gay. An interesting thing we learned in class was how someone comes about becoming gay. I know a lot of us secretly wonder, a big portion of society would tell you that people are born with that instinct but this simply is not true. It really starts at a young age, child preferences in what they play with will impact how that child will be viewed by other children. I'm not saying as young as 5 but more like elementary age. If a boy is getting teased by the other boys then what is he going to do? He's going to try to impress the boys more than he is with the girls because he wants to be accepted. An interesting fact I learned in class was about boys her are sexually abused. If a young boy early on is sexually abused by another male then typically his idea is that this is acceptable and that he is supposed to like the same sex instead of the opposite. We might also say that boys who are taught that it is not ok to see a naked woman might actually cause that boy to think that it must be ok to see naked men. However, none of this is scientifically proven but ideas on how a boy might come to having an attraction towards the same sex. This typically does not happen as often with girls but more so when they have had a divorce, they aren't finding that emotional stability from their ex and they just end up having lesbian relationships. Again, I want to reiterate that these are just ideas that might help some people to more fully understand how same sex attraction happens.