Sexual Orientation

After watching the video on Brendan Burke, I really started thinking about different sexual orientations. I had never really been faced with sexual orientation other than heterosexual orientation growing up. I come from a small town, where no one really talked about it. I was talking about this the other day with my sisters, and we could actually name one person from each of our graduation classes' who had recently come out. None of them came out during school; I imagine this is because of the way they would be treated and mocked. When you actually think about it, this is really sad. People live a life hiding who they really are. I'm not saying that I agree with homosexuality, but I guess you might say I accept it. I am a Christian, and I have grown up learning it is wrong to be gay. I have often wondered though, this might sound ignorant, but how do people become gay? Is there a "gay" gene? Is it a choice? Could it sometimes just be a cry for attention? Any way, I'm not one to judge someone based on their sexual orientation, I don't think this makes them a bad person, or means they will inevitably go to Hell as some people suggest. I think that what relationships people have is their own business, and as long as they are not publicly displaying their affection in inappropriate ways, heterosexual or homosexual, I don't really think it is anyone else's business to judge them.