In a post called "Was Cynthia Nixon Right? Are We Made, Not Born, That Way?" Laurie Essig in The Chronicle of Higher Education rejects the currently trendy genetic theory of homosexuality in favor of a sociological theory:
'My point is, sexuality is hardly a known quantity, but what we do know is that these questions are decided by cultures, economies, and histories. The hardline taken by many gay rights activists that sexuality must be genetic because that is how gays will gain legal protection is not only factually suspicious, but probably not the best way to ensure rights in the first place.'
Prof. Essig's theory is a form of determinism due to nurture not nature. I'd rather not shove either aside in any theory of human behavior.
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