Editing Sexual orientation (section)

== Law, politics and theology ==

Professor Michael King stated, "The conclusion reached by scientists who have investigated the origins and stability of sexual orientation is that it is a human characteristic that is formed early in life, and is resistant to change. Scientific evidence on the origins of homosexuality is considered relevant to theological and social debate because it undermines suggestions that sexual orientation is a choice."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=60752|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115102447/http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=60752|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 January 2009|title= How much is known about the origins of homosexuality?|publisher=Church Times|date=15 January 2009}}</ref>

In 1999, law professor David Cruz wrote that "sexual orientation (and the related concept homosexuality) might plausibly refer to a variety of different attributes, singly or in combination. What is not immediately clear is whether one conception is most suited to all social, legal, and constitutional purposes."<ref name=Cruz />