Agarwal Nisrine

Here's a fun historical and computational angle. Before calculators, finding square roots was a tedious process involving algorithms like the "Babylonian method" or using lookup tables. Let's try the Babylonian method for √27. You make a guess. Since 5²=25 is close, let's guess 5.2. Then, you divide 27 by your guess: 27 / 5.2 ≈ 5.192. Now, average this result with your guess: (5.2 + 5.192)/2 = 5.196. This is your new, better guess. If you repeat the process: 27 / 5.196 ≈ 5.19615. The average is still about 5.196. You can see how quickly it converges to the value we know! This ancient algorithm, thousands of years old, is effectively what your calculator does at lightning speed to give you that decimal approximation.

I think the simplest way to look at this is that being gay is just a natural part of human diversity. Some people are straight, some are gay, some are bisexual, and so on. There isn’t one reason that explains why someone is gay—it’s usually a mix of biology, psychology, and environment. But what’s important is that there’s nothing wrong with you. Many societies are becoming more accepting, and millions of people around the world identify as gay without issue. Rather than asking "why," I’d encourage you to see it as just who you are.