There is an active public discussion about this subject going on for decades in Western countries. Here are three personal experiences.
Another question is whether it will become a permanent homosexuality or only a transitory phase or phases in a males life?
I remember faintly as a very young teenager I joined a German boys scouts group. I also travelled and spent a few summer vacations with this group. One of their leaders was most likely a young gay man. He was very kind, amicable, soft spoken and I admired him a lot. However, I also do remember that he occasionally seemed to come physically to close for my comfort or that he was a bit too touchy-feely, but not at all in an unpleasant or mean way. I don't think or believe he was a pederast or sexually exploited children. I never learnt of any criminal charges against this man. Never in my life I became a homosexual.
Two of my best and close female friends in my late teenage and young adult life were both lesbians. Through their friendship I also met numerous young and older gay men. Most of these gay men were a lot of fun to be around and we had a good time. Some were good looking. A few were flirtatious with me. Really nice guys, but they were not attractive enough for me to become homosexual.
I also remember that my late father (twice married) at a very young adult age was very impressed with and had a longer, close relationship with a gay older man. They would spend lots of hours together professionally and leisurely. How far this relationship went I do not remember or my father never told me in detail. Definitely, this older gay man was not trying to take advantage of my then young father. It was a deep male friendship that apparently both men were enjoying and benefitting from.
What I was trying to say is that perhaps other boys or young men in similar circumstances (of seduction and attraction) may become permanently or temporarily homosexual at some point in their lives.
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