Barungu Nyawira

Homosexuality exists across cultures and even throughout the animal kingdom. Many of those identifying with being attracted to people of the same sex receive everything but support and love.
We all know that being gay is normal. What we don’t know is; what, specifically, causes someone to become gay, straight or something in between? The debate is inevitable and so is the whole ‘being gay is a choice’ accusation. Why would one choose to be gay, to ride on the side that no one likes or supports? What’s the rationale behind it? Why would one choose homosexuality, like you’d choose a new car or tattoo? I’m not sure how people think homosexuality works or how one ends up being gay, but one thing is certain; it is not choice.
We give reasons based on religious beliefs(the Abrahamic tradition), the things we consider moral or just by the feeling of, ‘I don’t like it.’ One of the most consistent environmental explanations for gayism is called the fraternal birth order effect. Male fetuses carry male-specific proteins in their Y chromosome– H-Y Antigens. Some of these promote the development of heterosexual orientation in males. The H-Y Antigens are absent in the mother’s body (they trigger production of maternal antibodies) These antibodies bind the H-Y Antigens and prevent them from functioning. This phenomenon grows stronger with each boy a woman bears. Essentially, the more older brothers a man has, the more likely he will be gay.
We all are blast in our opinions because we’re either heterosexual or homosexual, those in between too . At days end, who a person loves isn’t something they choose. One can’t force a gay man to like girls, or a lesbian to like boys.
I like to think that being able to love and care for another as much as you do you is what really matters, what should matter. The commandment is love; why not practise it minus all the prejudice and judging? Love is a miracle.