According to www.thinkprogress.org, the ladies of "The View" challenged GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain on his beliefs on homosexuality.  Mr. Cain confirmed that he would bring back "Don't Ask - Don't Tell," the ban on gay and lesbian soldiers from serving openly in the armed forces, and "yes" he believes that being gay is a choice.  Hostess Joy Bahar pressed Cain asking why someone would choose to be reviled by society, and Cain said he had not seen enough research to conclude that homosexuality is not a choice:

BEHAR: To think that being gay is a choice, I don’t know how to respond to that. I mean, don’t think anybody in this world wants to be gay considering all the vilification that is brought upon someone who is gay. Why would you choose that?

CAIN: Well, you show me the science that it’s not and I’ll be persuaded. Right now it’s my opinion against the opinions of others who feel differently. That’s just a difference of opinions.

Several organizations have responded to Mr. Cain, one being the "Log Cabin Republicans" who said: "If Herman Cain truly wants to see the science proving sexual orientation is not a choice, Log Cabin Republicans would be happy to show it to him, " said Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director R. Clarke Cooper. "The claim that a person chooses to be gay or lesbian has been discredited by every major professional medical organization, starting with the American Medical Assoc. An individuals orientation is no more a choice than the color of his skin or whether he is left-handed, and too many people have been hurt because of failed attempts to change the way they were born."