Cynthia Nixon says she's gay by 'choice.' Is it really a choice?

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11. It fits the continuum

One perspective I have learned is that sexuality is a continuum with a defined preference of homosexuality at one end and heterosexuality at the other.
The center would be bisexuality to a degree that they are not fully satisfied with fully excluding one or the other.

Then, as one moves toward the center there is a range where one might experiment under social pressure, voluntarily, or in the center they would live a life seeking out both experiences.
Under that assumption, a person who was willing to experiment might eventually decide that they definitely prefer one over another after having had both experiences.
Why not? IMO, that doesn't negate the idea that for many (maybe most?) there is no possible choice to be made.

I'm sure that there are many who don't like that explanation, but I find it inclusive because any and all preferences on that continuum are understood as natural.