Is homosexuality a choice or genetics?

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Is homosexuality a choice or genetics?
Tweet Topic Started: Aug 15 2016, 08:07 AM (3,681 Views)
Zoom	Aug 15 2016, 08:07 AM Post #1
Posts: 3,426 Group: Member Member #12,146 Joined: March 16, 2015 Gender Male	http://www.livescience.com/50058-being-gay-not-a-choice.html http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/10443/20141118/homosexuality-genetic-strongest-evidence.htm Quote: The study detailed an in-depth analysis of blood and saliva samples taken from 409 pairs of openly gay brothers, including non-identical twins, from 384 families. The only common characteristic shared by all 818 men was being gay. Knowing this, the researchers theorized that any single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) consistently found among these men would have something to do with sexual orientation. Interestingly, five uniquely presented SNPs did indeed stand out, expressed in two portions of the human genome. "The most pleasing aspect is that the confirmation comes from a team that was in the past somewhat skeptical and critical of the earlier findings," Andrea Camperio Ciani, of the University of Padua in Italy, told New Scientist. Is homosexuality a choice or genetics? What do you think?



Ding	Aug 15 2016, 12:03 PM Post #2
Posts: 671 Group: Duplicate Member #12,579 Joined: August 25, 2015 Gender Male Country Australia Favourite Anime DDZ obviously What Browser do you use? Chrome Favourite Manga Dragonball I suppose. Don't really read mango	There are a lot of people in this world who do variois things for a variety of reasons. So I'll go with both. Genetics is prob the most common reason but one shoe never fits all. Edited by Ding, Aug 15 2016, 12:03 PM.
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+ Sandy Shore	Aug 15 2016, 12:17 PM Post #3
Posts: 1,860 Group: Elite Member Member #12,337 Joined: May 18, 2015	Nothing I'm aware of suggests it's genetic, but that doesn't mean it's therefore a choice. Is the kind of music or films you like a choice? Can you just change it because you want to? Sure, you could force yourself to watch or listen to something else, but it doesn't mean you're going to be as happy doing so, or it might even make you utterly miserable to do so. Not genetic ≠ choice. Edited by Sandy Shore, Aug 15 2016, 12:18 PM.



Mihawk	Aug 15 2016, 12:22 PM Post #4
Posts: 4,804 Group: Prodigy Member #4,783 Joined: March 2, 2010 Gender Not Specified	Doesn't matter if it's a choice or not. You have no excuse to discriminate either way. For the record, I do think it can be genetic and social.



+ Sandy Shore	Aug 15 2016, 12:27 PM Post #5
Posts: 1,860 Group: Elite Member Member #12,337 Joined: May 18, 2015	Edgar Allan Bro Aug 15 2016, 12:22 PM For the record, I do think it can be genetic and social. I should clarify that I think it's genetic in so much that a person who is docile and quiet might be predisposed to be as such, and someone that is aggressive and loud might also be, but this doesn't mean they've always been or will always be that way, but there's certainly no evidence of a "gay gene".



Buuberries	Aug 15 2016, 12:34 PM Post #6
No Posts: 7,150 Group: Members Member #8,753 Joined: December 30, 2012 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime The Passion of Christ What Browser do you use? Christianity Favourite Manga The Bible	as far as i know there's some evidence that epigenetics is involved in sexual orientation, so i agree w/ broman about it most likely being genetic and social.
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+ Pointer	Aug 15 2016, 02:41 PM Post #7
... Posts: 7,062 Group: Elite Member Member #8,812 Joined: January 5, 2013 Gender Male	Genetics, if you dont count the homosexuality which does happen in jail.



~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Aug 15 2016, 02:52 PM Post #8
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	There is evidence to suggest that homosexuality could be caused by genetics or development in the womb; however, there is also evidence to suggest that it could be caused by psychological development. I think that it could be either. It's possible that someone could choose to be gay, but I'm willing to gander that "choice" comes into play in a very very small fraction of the LGBT community. It's ridiculous to ascertain that all homosexuals choose to be gay. I've never met anyone who chose to be heterosexual.



~~Helvius Pertinax Augustus~~	Aug 15 2016, 03:06 PM Post #9
What will you do when you get old? Posts: 1,096 Group: Suspended Member #12,915 Joined: February 8, 2016 Gender Not Specified Country United States Favourite Anime Don't actually watch anime What Browser do you use? Internet Explorer Favourite Manga Don't read manga	It's a choice, only because you choose to act on your feelings. You don't have to act on them. It's definitely not a hereditary trait though. Having a homosexual parent or grandparent would make you predisposed to homosexuality only by learning and emulating their behavior at a young age so long as they have openly admitted their homosexuality. Nowadays homosexuality is so prevalent because the media propaganda train promotes it and encourages people who aren't homosexual to experiment homosexually.



Ding	Aug 15 2016, 03:21 PM Post #10
Posts: 671 Group: Duplicate Member #12,579 Joined: August 25, 2015 Gender Male Country Australia Favourite Anime DDZ obviously What Browser do you use? Chrome Favourite Manga Dragonball I suppose. Don't really read mango	Jar-Jar Binks Aug 15 2016, 03:06 PM It's a choice, only because you choose to act on your feelings. You don't have to act on them. It's definitely not a hereditary trait though. Having a homosexual parent or grandparent would make you predisposed to homosexuality only by learning and emulating their behavior at a young age so long as they have openly admitted their homosexuality. Nowadays homosexuality is so prevalent because the media propaganda train promotes it and encourages people who aren't homosexual to experiment homosexually. Then how do you explain the "gaydar"? http://psp.sagepub.com/content/36/10/1318 Some people are naturally gay and it can be detected via our built in gaydar.
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~~Helvius Pertinax Augustus~~	Aug 15 2016, 03:26 PM Post #11
What will you do when you get old? Posts: 1,096 Group: Suspended Member #12,915 Joined: February 8, 2016 Gender Not Specified Country United States Favourite Anime Don't actually watch anime What Browser do you use? Internet Explorer Favourite Manga Don't read manga	Din Aug 15 2016, 03:21 PM Jar-Jar Binks Aug 15 2016, 03:06 PM It's a choice, only because you choose to act on your feelings. You don't have to act on them. It's definitely not a hereditary trait though. Having a homosexual parent or grandparent would make you predisposed to homosexuality only by learning and emulating their behavior at a young age so long as they have openly admitted their homosexuality. Nowadays homosexuality is so prevalent because the media propaganda train promotes it and encourages people who aren't homosexual to experiment homosexually. Then how do you explain the "gaydar"? http://psp.sagepub.com/content/36/10/1318 Some people are naturally gay and it can be detected via our built in gaydar. You misread what I said. I was saying it was a choice based upon a technicality. It's definitely not a hereditary trait though. You don't inherit it from your parents, just as your kids wouldn't inherit it from you.



+ Clearin	Aug 15 2016, 03:50 PM Post #12
Posts: 12,580 Group: Elite Member Member #6,372 Joined: June 18, 2011 Gender Not Specified Country United Kingdom	Jar-Jar Binks Aug 15 2016, 03:06 PM It's a choice, only because you choose to act on your feelings. You don't have to act on them. It's definitely not a hereditary trait though. Having a homosexual parent or grandparent would make you predisposed to homosexuality only by learning and emulating their behavior at a young age so long as they have openly admitted their homosexuality. Nowadays homosexuality is so prevalent because the media propaganda train promotes it and encourages people who aren't homosexual to experiment homosexually. I think simply having those feelings is what makes you homosexual, you don't need to actually have sex to be gay.



Sam	Aug 15 2016, 04:44 PM Post #13
It takes a mere second for treasure to turn to trash. Posts: 24,391 Group: Community Admin Member #415 Joined: April 21, 2005 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Dragonball/Z/Super, Hellsing Ultimate, Naruto/Shippuden, Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, FMA:B What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball/Z/Super, Naruto/Shippuden, One Piece, Hellsing, Death Note	I'm gonna move this to deep discussion. I feel it's equally potentially genetic and environmental. How you grew up, how you were molded to react to certain things in life. It all has its own butterfly effect.
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+ Son-Goku	Aug 15 2016, 05:02 PM Post #14
孫悟空 Posts: 13,359 Group: Elite Member Member #12,886 Joined: January 24, 2016 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime DB/DBZ/DBS, Code Geass, Gintama, YYH, Death Note, and SAO. What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Dragon Ball, Fairy Tail, and Naruto.	I wouldn't say it's necessarily a genetic thing. But I would say it does involve your parents on how you grew up and what kind of influences (good or bad) you had in your life. There could be a certain genetic thing that makes people to potentially go down that certain path but not a gene for being gay. Edit: And to add on to a bit more why I don't think it's genetic is that out of all of the gay people ik in real life. None of their parents, grandparents, or any ancestors that they know of have ever been gay. Edited by Son-Goku, Aug 15 2016, 05:22 PM.
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~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Aug 15 2016, 06:01 PM Post #15
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	From what I know, scientists seem to be leaning more toward it being caused by testosterone/estrogen, which is determined in the womb. My parents are both extremely stereotypical of their respective genders, yet they ended up with two LGBT kids.



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