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 Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:40 am
Do you believe homosexuality is a genetic, hormone, or social occurrence? From the evidence I have gathered, I believe that heterosexuals and homosexuals are derived from their hormonal balance. It has been shown that homosexuals have a higher than normal hormonal balance of the opposite gender.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:29 pm
Well, I KNOW that sexuality isn't a choice and isn't influenced by parents or peers. If that were the case I would be straight. Besides, it's not like one can choose to alter the appearance of their hypothalamus.
(Short of surgery, but I haven't heard of such a procedure, and you get my point, yes?)
That only leaves one option: biological. However, I don't want to say that it is a genetic trait, because a.) there has been no discovered "gay gene," and b.) sexuality is very complex for it to be coded in a few genes. I'm also not so sure about environment in utero causing it, because there are cases of twins/multpile births with differing sexualities. I know of a set of triplets with one straight, one bi, and one gay guy.
What I want to know is, why do some people think it is a choice? Do they see no difference between action and attraction, or do they just think everyone has to be the same way from birth?
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:57 pm
Question! Why is this in the chatterbox?
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:17 pm
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:23 pm
I would think it would be hormonal, at least in the case of actual homosexuals. However, there are a lot of self-proclaimed homosexuals that just say so for popularity and "wanting to be different". Anyway, yeah, true homosexuality is hormonal to the best of my knowledge.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:42 pm
Emperor Fluffzorz I would think it would be hormonal, at least in the case of actual homosexuals. However, there are a lot of self-proclaimed homosexuals that just say so for popularity and "wanting to be different". Anyway, yeah, true homosexuality is hormonal to the best of my knowledge.
If homosexuality was hormonal, then there would be methods to "correct" it by altering the hormone balance. However, all current evidence suggests that it is based on structural differences in the brain.
As for the causes of the structural differences? Well, it appears to be a combination of genetics, prenatal enviroment, and other as-yet-unknown factors.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:05 pm
About not finding the "gay gene"..maybe more than one is required im combination?
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:08 pm
Deo_Machina About not finding the "gay gene"..maybe more than one is required im combination? Perhaps. I just don't like to say something is correct unless I'm pretty damn sure of it.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:21 pm
I believe my sexuality was not something I was born with, but I am strongly against anyone who believes that I chose it. As I say, if you think you choose what you like or don't like, then eat a bucket of s**t and convince yourself it's the greatest tasting thing on the planet. I don't believe anyone chooses what they like or dislike, but I don't believe I was born disliking or liking certain things.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:28 pm
That question is applied to everything in Psychology from personality to appetite to IQ intelligence.
There's a theory called Reaction Point concerning the IQ, saying that heredity sets the limits but environment determines where in the limit you fall, in other words, balance of nature vs. nurture.
I think it's both, really.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:26 pm
I'd be saying hormonal.
Wait, I am saying hormonal.
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:18 am
Deo_Machina About not finding the "gay gene"..maybe more than one is required im combination? A homosexual behavioral gene would be very difficult to find.
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:21 am
I'm still trying to figure out how these scenarios apply. Some people have heterosexual tendencies early in life then later on they become either bisexual or homosexual. Some people have homosexual tendencies and either becomes bisexual or heterosexual.
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:42 am
My Conscience I'm still trying to figure out how these scenarios apply. Some people have heterosexual tendencies early in life then later on they become either bisexual or homosexual. Some people have homosexual tendencies and either becomes bisexual or heterosexual. It depends on how early in life you're talking about, and what constitutes "tendencies." If we're talking about ages 5-7 and playing with "girl" or "boy" toys, I wouldn't really consider that because there's no significant correlation (I think) between what kind of toys a child plays with and what the child's sexual orientation is. If we're talking about early teenage years, then it's possible that the child just has out of control hormones that may be screwing up the ability to recognize attraction and that these hormones will resolve themselves later on. I mean, that didn't happen to me, but I wouldn't completely rule out the possibility. I won't claim definitively to know what it is, but I sure as hell know it's NOT a damn choice.
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:26 pm
RMarques Question! Why is this in the chatterbox? Because a debate this simple, which has an insanely obvious answer for anyone who's willing to pay attention to contemporary science, doesn't belong anywhere else?
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