I’ve been having a discussion online whether homosexuality…

(not being homoromantic, just someone being sexually attracted to a body part of the same gender) is a paraphilia. I myself am gay, so for me, it’s not, but the opposite team did make a few fair points. I wanted to hear your opinion on it. I mean, I don’t think it matters whether homosexuality is a paraphilia or not, no one needs to know what you do in bed with whom and why, if there is consent. And the thing I hate about trying to find the “gay gene” is that, when we find it, what? Why do we need to be born gay to need to be accepted? 

Completely agree that what consenting humans do sexually is none of anyone’s business, and that whether homosexuality is genetic is irrelevant. I still find “I’m not gay I just like [same sex body part]” to be a weirdly objectifying thing to say. But if you want to get into the science of it, you could start with something like the APA Handbook of Sexuality and Psychology. https://bit.ly/bc-apa