So you wonder why large numbers of
LDS people believe that sexual orientation is a choice? Look no further than
political feminism and
separatist feminism for your answer. Political feminism argued that women should choose lesbianism as a way of combating the patriarchy. Chief among the proponents of separatist feminism was
Sonia Johnson, the
mormon ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) advocate who later went onto a very colorful life in feminist and lesbian extremes outside the mainstream culture. She was the most famous
LDS LGBT person of her time.