Here's the interview where she says she wasn't "born gay"
Comets' Swoopes opens up about being gay
I should have realized the Houston Cronicle would go out of their way to edit anything that would derail the gaystoppo.
Excerpt:
"Do I think I was born this way? No," Swoopes said. "And that's probably confusing to some, because I know a lot of people believe that you are."
Thanks for the clarification! I was shaking my head trying to figure out how the main article fit with Funny you should post this... I was just about to read your post again.
That's exactly what this article is about - people are not born gay. Here's an article that summarizes how it might happen:
How Might Homosexuality Develop? Putting the Pieces Together