This discussion of Cynthia Nixon's self-description of her sexuality as a choice explores the deep investment many people have in viewing sexual orientation as inborn and one woman's reaction to attempts to censor her. Nixon stated in her interview with the New York Times: "Why can’t it be a choice? Why is that any less legitimate? It seems we’re just ceding this point to bigots who are demanding it, and I don’t think that they should define the terms of the debate."
For another, more visual engagement with this controversy see this image creating an imagined conversation between Lady Gaga and philosopher and proto queer theorist Michel Foucault. Leaving the term "choice" out emphasizes a deeper understanding of what scholars refer to as social construction.
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