I think it is a choice, mainly for the reasons Jack raised on the first page.
I also think that people are emotionally inclined to believe it isn't a choice, because the idea that someone would choose to be somewhat cast out from society based on their sexuality is abhorrent; people are not likely to accept that anyone would choose the most difficult route if there were another alternative.
However, just because the idea of choosing a harder path falls out of line with what most human beings want for their fellows (empathy encourages people to want others to be happy) doesn't mean that it's not a choice.
It just means that this issue is too emotionally led to be discussed objectively by 99.9% of the human race, because if I said "sexuality is a choice", I would be likely to recieve an anecdotal response based on the feelings of a loved one, and that is not evidence.
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