Originally Posted by ImmortalPig

I doubt there is little if any evidence to support that conjecture. For the most part if a child is labeled as "gay" (or any LGBT orientation beyond the gender they were born with) then it's because of the parents.

That is why I said it's my opinion. You can say the same thing about the opposing view.

Again I doubt there is any evidence to support that conjecture. Any and all behaviours are modifiable, sexual attraction can be manipulated like anything else.

Can you source anything on that? I have never seen this happening, ever.

What's more I think that slavery analogy is complete bullshit. Black slaves were used because of availability, not because of a conscious decision to restrict rights. Don't forget that whites weren't the only ones to buy black slaves from black slavers, and nor were all slaves black even in the west. The argument "for" slavery is that they were sold as slaves, and actually in the US you could even frame it as religious people freeing slaves if you really wanted to...

My point was that preachers used the same arguments in support of racial segregation, as they are now using against gay rights.

Again, I don't think that is true. Children are easily influenced, I recommend you read up on the topic before forming an opinion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_p...nd_gender_role There is little study done in the area.

From your same source: "A 2005 review by Charlotte J. Patterson for the American Psychological Association found that the available data did not suggest higher rates of homosexuality among the children of lesbian or gay parents"

That is quite a homophobic thing to say.

I'm speaking from personal experience. Many stereotypes do hold truth, but not all the time.