Is having homosexual feelings a choice?

[J. J.]

I'm going to turn the question around a bit.  Is having heterosexual feelings a choice?  I'm straight, but I have no idea if this is a matter of choice or not.

I will say this, me choosing to act or not act on these feelings is a matter of choice.

[J. J.]

everytime I hear that line in that commercial, "twelve men, one boat, what could be better?"  I think about JC.  still, it's just a random free association, I suppose.  I'm no psychologist.  still, I cannot imagine how much coaching it took Rove & company to get the president to answer that line correctly at the debate.  I actually asked some folks that very question, both gay and straight, and they all claim that they never made such a choice.  I'm inclined to believe them.  who, among you, is such a clarivoyant that you can honestly say you know they're all lying? 

I retract the big turd I attempted to dump on your question, nclib.  I see now it was an excellent question.  my sincere apologies.

Angus, you've just heard a heterosexual say that he cannot determine why he is straight.   I think that is honest answer.

[J. J.]

Acting on a sexual perference, be it a gay, straight, or bi preference is a matter of choice.  A heterosexual can chose not engage in hetreosexual activities, for example; I would assume that a heterosexual could engage in homosexual activity and vice versa.

One conclusion that I've reached from reading this site is that we don't know what causes sexual preference.