You know, I really despise threads like this.
The thing is, being "gay" is a part of who someone is. It's not like someone wakes up in the morning and says, "I feel that a change in my sexual orientation will be fun, and that I shall start falling in love with those of the same sex as me!" It's not like someone else wakes up in the morning and exclaims, "You know, I was gay my entire life and I think that I shall now decide to love those of the opposite sex, therefore making me bisexual."
Being "gay" is not something that is meant to look "cool" or to "be with the crowd" or even to imitate homosexuality in cartoons or anime. Being gay is a part of your identity, something that defines you as a unique person. It should never be used as something to look "cool" or to be like a cartoon character. Believe me, I live in the same house as someone who pulled this stunt for two years, and it's a very offensive thing to do.
Your sexual preference is something that everyone is born with, not a choice. How can one ask themselves, "would I be gay?"
In response to the actual question:
No. I would not be gay, because I am heterosexual. I was born as a heterosexual and I will not be able to change my sexuality by choice, and even if I were, I would not, as I would be mistreated by the general community. People treat gays like ****, and to be honest, there are gays that look at themselves in shame because of how they were born, as a response to how people treat them.
BOTTOM LINE:
Nobody should never be forced to feel the need to change their identity, homosexual or heterosexual; male or female; black, white, green, red, purple, and anything else for that matter.
Being gay is not something that makes you "cool", it is something that defines yourself. Be gay if you honestly have a preference of the other gender, not to "be cool". You shouldn't be afraid of what you are, but on the other side of the coin, don't be someone who you aren't, because it doesn't make you unique, it doesn't make you interesting, it makes you look flat, boring, and even offensive.
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