Saying That Sexual Orientation Is Not a Choice Is Both Right and Wrong

Stop apologizing for who you are.

Jess Whitehall
Hello, Love
Published in
2 min readDec 5, 2021

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Sexual orientation is not a choice: that is scientifically proven.

But so aren’t other things, like being a woman, being Swedish or liking broccoli. Yet, have you ever heard anyone say “I like broccoli, but it’s not my choice, I was born this way”?

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Jess Whitehall
Hello, Love

30 something lesbian writing about LGBTQ+ issues.