All of the boys said that when they were around the ages of 5-7 they felt different from the other boys. When their friends started to like girls, they then noticed an attraction towards boys. The fact that they felt different and the facts that some of their families did not accept homosexuality and some did, helps their choice of wanting to be open about their sexuality or to keep their feelings in the closet.(Thio, 211) With the feelings of all of these boys, the biological predisposition seems to be the right theory. This means that they have greater chances of being gay than other children. The combination of the biological theory of genetics and sociological theories add to a teen's homosexuality. A teen's genetics gives them the predisposition to have greater chances of being gay.Teenage males do not become homosexuals by the nurturing of society. The nurturing of society only stimulates the biological predisposition that is within a person. In the case of Greg, he had feelings that he was different and since his school helped others understand homosexuality he felt comfortable enough to come out of the closet.(Nardo, 72) Anne Heche dated men for a long time. When she became famous and society had accepted her as a leading actress she decided to come out of the closet. She did this not only because she thought they would accept her, but her father had died because he was not open about his sexuality.(www6) The same thing happened with Ellen DeGeneres. She was famous and she came out of the closet. She was the first gay leading character in a series. Her ratings were high even though having a gay leading character was unusual. As people were overexposed to it her ratings dropped and her show ended.(www4)My thesis was wrong because teenage boys do not become homosexuals because of the nurturing of society. The nurturing of society helps the teens with a biological predisposition decide whether they want to express th...
