6.16.2005
And now for your “Well, that’s fucking obvious!” news of the day…
Being gay is in the genes, say researchers:
Being gay is nothing to do with your relationship with your mother, your father, or your best friend at boarding school; it is all in the genes, according to the scientific authors of a new book on the subject.
Born Gay: The Psychobiology of Sexual Orientation, by Qazi Rahman, a psychobiologist at the University of East London, and Glenn Wilson, a personality specialist from the University of London, reviews research from the last 15 years into why people are gay.
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The researchers examined evidence from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, genetics, endocrinology and evolutionary biology, and concluded that sexual orientation is determined by a combination of genetics and hormonal activity in the womb - and that upbringing, childhood experience and personal choice have little or no influence.
They argue that the 2% to 4% of people in the population who are gay are born that way, and this proportion does not seem to vary across societies. While men tend to be either heterosexual or homosexual, with little evidence for true bisexuality, women show more mixed preferences.
So, can we stop with the ex-gay ministries and rehabilitation clinics now? There is a reason they don’t work people! I can’t make you straight anymore than you can make me produce sperm. And while society might deem it preferable that I produce sperm (women are approaching 55% of the human population—you guys could use some help!), there is no amount of psychological indoctrination that is going to change my reproductive system. I was born this way. Sorry.
Oh, and for Angry Republican Mom—you want another reason why gay men and women hate Republicans, you got one:
"I would rather you commit suicide than have you leave Love In Action wanting to return to the gay lifestyle. In a physical death you could still have a spiritual resurrection; whereas, returning to homosexuality you are yielding yourself to a spiritual death from which there is no recovery."
--The Final Indoctrination from John Smid, Director, Love In Action
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