An empirical issue with regard to homosexuality would be whether being gay is
a. a lifestyle choice.
b. a human rights issue.
c. immoral because it is unnatural.
d. all of these choices.
Answer: a. a lifestyle choice.
It is whether being gay is a lifestyle choice or not that deserves scientific investigation when it comes to homosexuality. The experiential questions are those that can be investigated by experiencing and experimenting. The question of “Nature vs. Nurture” approach on whether the sexual orientation is a genetic factor or a choice has been a topic of research and that includes the biological, psycho-social factors which may be crucial in the sexual orientation. All the studies which investigated this issue found out that sexual orientation is not a product of conscious decisions but part of personality
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