# If conservatives think being gay is a choice, what do they think are the benefits of being gay? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 21, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-conservatives-think-being-gay-is-a-choice-what-do-they-think-are-the-benefits-of-being-gay/1006014 "2024-08-21T20:39:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 36
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-conservatives-think-being-gay-is-a-choice-what-do-they-think-are-the-benefits-of-being-gay/1006014/36 "2024-08-22T05:37:20Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I’m sure that 99%, if not 100%, of Dopers would agree that being gay is not a choice. […] But given that many conservatives think that sexual orientation is a choice, they must think there is some benefit in being gay - nobody chooses to be something without thinking there’s some benefit or advantage therein. I consider having gay sex to be a lifestyle choice. I also think having straight sex is a lifestyle choice. Abstaining from sex is a lifestyle choice as well. The notion that stereotypical conservatives think sexual orientation is a choice is absurd. Traditionally deviant sexual orientation was considered a mental disease, which view I remind members may not be defended on these boards. There is an obvious benefit to having one’s sex life match his or her sexual orientation. ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-conservatives-think-being-gay-is-a-choice-what-do-they-think-are-the-benefits-of-being-gay/1006014)._