I don't think being gay is a western thing. I've actually heard and seen some gayness(?) here in the Arab world too. What I'm saying its a human thing.
To tell you the truth, I still haven't made my mind up about gay people. I don't know what to make of it. But one thing I do know is, I've seen a person who struggled to deny that he's gay.
He struggled so hard.
Seeing a person struggling against his own will(?), I am persuaded to think that maybe it's not something you can choose to be or do.