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Calling it a 19th century idea would be scientifically disingenuous since there's still consensus that sexual orientation is stable and not a choice. Generally
by fzeroracer 8y ago
Calling it a 19th century idea would be scientifically disingenuous since there's still consensus that sexual orientation is stable and not a choice. Generally it's more common for a person's orientation to be stable rather than change over a long period of time.
Sexual fluidity could be attributed to a larger portion of the population being bisexual. For example I would consider myself bisexual but my preferences over time can shift a fair amount.
- olavk 8y agoThe question of choice is orthogonal to the question of fluidity. I don't think you choose who you become attracted to, but obviously it may change over your lifetime. I call it 19th century theory because this is when the theory originated. Before this "sexual orientation" was not really a concept and words like "homosexual" and "heterosexual" did not exist. Sexuality was something you did, not some inherent "orientation".