Quote from powerfade:
Try auditing a University level Human Genetics class. It won't take you long to see how the expression of secondary sexual characteristics is a continuum, not an either/or thing.
Sexual orientation is a continuum. It is genetically determined in many cases. There exist women who identify as lesbian but who are probably not genetically predisposed to homosexuality; they express that way for political/social/psychological reasons. This is extremely rare in the case of men.
Anyone who thinks a flaming gay guy is acting it out is kidding themselves. The idea that homosexuality is a 'disease' that can be 'cured' belongs to a mindset stuck in Pre-Industrial times. It is laughable.
College classes aside... as they are breeding grounds for the attempt to shape social thought - consider the random walk theory.
I'd rather stick to peer reviewed work which hasn't conclusively shown that homosexuality is genetic. Only that it MAY be a predisposition.
The problem of homosexuality being derived genetically is that it will have to be factored into human evolution. Though, the argument that homosexuality is against nature should be soundly trashed, the debate over whether or not it's a genetic variation or mutation will persist. In other words, what's its evolutionary purpose in the human species? Could it benefit us. Say, if homosexual genetic "drift" were to increase exponentially, would that hurt or harm humanity as a whole?
And what if it's found to be a mutation? What if someone didn't want to be homosexual? Could there be a way to "cure" them through gene therapy? Imagine the can of worms that would open. Or, when we get to the point when parents could select/manipulate the genetics of their fetus, might some want to select out certain genetic traits like homosexuality?
That's why I brought the topic up. I'd rather see the issue of homosexuality addressed socially rather than scientifically. The idea being that whatever the reason behind people's sexual orientation, they commit no crime against society and should be afforded the same rights as any in a society.
But using a 2nd grader as a platform for gay rights, being that homosexuality is an issue of sexual preference, makes little if any sense. Why not wait until the child is actually sexually aware and has further developed congnitive skills to deal with and understand it?