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This article reminds me of that TEDx talk by Lisa Diamond where she argues that we should drop the "born this way" narrative and adopt a "sexuality is fluid" view. See video here:

https://youtu.be/RjX-KBPmgg4

Guess what came out of her campaign? The National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) took her research and used it to argue that homosexuality is a choice and can be changed. Now poor Dr Diamond is stuck doing damage control because, whoops, she found out homophobic conversion therapy groups love her woke sexual fluidity views.

https://www.wthrockmorton.com/2008/11/12/lisa-diamond-narth-distorts-my-research/

Here's the thing. "Born this way" is not a nuanced or comprehensive argument for why homosexuality should be accepted. It is simply a short and succinct way for us to say that our sexuality is natural, it was not a choice and we cannot change it. It's a reasonable response to homophobic parents or religious fundamentalists who view homosexuality as a sin or a lifestyle choice. That's it.