@BlackFox0911 My parents aren't gay, nor my only two brothers. Just me. We were raised the same way, went to the same schools, ate the same food. And they both have girlfriends. So to say that there isn't a genetic code that made me this way is pure bullshit. I didn't "chose" to "subject" myself to women. Women are everywhere. My body and mind responded the way it responded and that's that. When gay people say that we were born this way, we mean, we were BORN this way. The same way you were bor
Two members of the same gender cannot reproduce. Genetic material is transferred between parent and child, and any genes that code for homosexuality would never be transcribed from the parent genes. Homosexuality is as much of a disease as alcoholism. Although it's true that repeated exposure will cause physiological and psychological dependence to the substance, it was STILL your choice to introduce foreign substances into you life
Not a mental illness in my opinion. Is being "straight" a mental illness to us the "homosexuals"? NO. Do we criticize their life style? NO. If the majority of us were gay, would being straight be odd and criticized? Probably. What a sad world huh. LIVE LIFE, BE YOU, EXPRESS YOURSELF!
There is no "gay gene." Theres been numerous results claiming that the homosexual gene does not exist. The only reason why homosexuality exists is because of our sin nature that sepreates us from God. We all must Repent and turn to the Lord Jesus Christ if we wished to be saved
homosexuality is genetic combined with hormonal environment in the womb. Just because we don't YET fully understand why nature continues to produce (for lack of a better word) gay people, doesn't mean that gays don't have a purpose. Reproduction is not the only reason humans exist...Many straight people are infertile. does that make them useless? Gays in ancient cultures were honored for their spiritual abilities. Perhaps that is their purpose? I don't know myself,but they exist for a reason.
@TheNaughtylist - Unfortunately, reproduction IS vital to the survival of a species. Homosexuality may not be a choice. There might BE something that attracts two women or two men together. But it's not genetics.
Answer me a simple question. Genes exist for the purpose of passing genetic material from parent to child. Since two members of the same gender cannot reproduce, why would genes code for something genetically suicidal? That kinda works AGAINST the laws of both genetics and evolution in general
@BlackFox0911 There are things called mutations. Not considering Gay people as mutants or anything, it is genetic. It's nothing wrong, just different tastes. It's not even suicidal. The purpose of human beings is not to reproduce. We can all live as virgins and not reproduce a single child. We're not wild animals that do not eat from the tables. We're civilized humans, we don't need to reproduce to make a succession in the wild in which we call society.
@thcci i dont hate i just hate people like her.her science is even arguable thing.its not like equations of physics! but look at her ! i think she has a sex addiction:D i just hate hypocricy of people .i had a girlfriend i wanted her know who i was and i said my other feelings because i felt soo dishonest myself.but u know wht she said?she said no girl would accept it and said bye! she even made fun of me! u know wht choice is ? its just selection of females through evolution
Even the studies of seperated twins are problamatic. Many of those have been conducted where the twins lived apart but were still in the same general area and thus the same general culture and media exposure which is a confounding variable.
Ummm...why did you club homosexuality and it's possible genetics with mental unhealth and that possible genetics. Are you saying that people that are homosexual that they are mentally unwell?
Also - studies with identical twins is slightly unreliable in certain areas as there are small differences to do with identical twins. Genetically speaking, identical twins have different foot-prints and finger prints. Does that not show that with possible that there could be a genetic drift?
All identical twins have different foot and finger prints. It therefore can't be due to the few random genetic differences. It most likely has to something to do with the development of the fetus.
This video did not state or imply that homosexuality was a mental disorder.
But you bring up a good point, if it is genetic that people could consider it a genetic defect. If it's not genetic people can consider it a choice which is a human right.
@psychetruth ''If it's not genetic people can consider it a choice which is a human right.''
i think you are the only one who has mental illness here:) if it's not genetic ,do you think people choose it?
you are terrible ,just bad.i cant believe you. i agree with @esraretin comment you just love talking.even i do not make homosexual relationships,i still have the feelings! can't u see fuckin easy situation? that's why i hate to go to see a physiatrist.they made me feel worse.
ps im also expecting that most people are going to be offended by my comments and give my comments thumbs down, but I'm just sharing the truth, and like I said I am speaking from experience as well, and may God bless you all and God does love homosexuals just like he loves everyone
and as far as a gene is concerned, there isn't a gay gene, it's the fact that we have a nature that is drawn towards sin, some gravitate towards homosexuality, others gravitate towards lying, stealing, killing, ect. ect. it is the fact that our nature is evil ever since the fall of man in the garden of Eden, when we inherited the knowledge of both good and evil, evil is intriging to us and tempting even though we know its not good, but there are always conseqences, we all need Jesus to save us
thanks for sharing this i find it interesting.. i think that a major factor in homosexuality is the environment, most homosexuals were molested, or come from a dysfunctional family, I myself should know since I was homosexual until surrendering my life to Jesus, and I went to gay clubs and about 90% of my gay and bi friends were molested, had a distant and/or angry father, or no father, drugs in the home, alcoholism, some type of dysfunction, and i believe it is also inspired by demons
there is an evil spirit of homosexuality, but there are many different evil spirits, even spirits that would instigate people to have sex outside of marriage, that is also not acceptable in the sight of God, you have to realize there is evil in this world, not everything is good, where do you think the sources of evil originate from? they didn't just pop up out of nowhere, evil was here before you were even born, we were born into this world in the midst of both good and evil
At what point does the child begin to learn and his personality begin to be shaped? Certainly immediately after birth a child begins to examine the environment and starts to learn to control his own body.
Some psychologists beleive that personality actually begins to develop while still inside the womb.
So the maybe the five year old begins to identify with his older sister and starts playing with her dolls.
This issue is further complicated by the fact that there are folks who are strongly attracted to both genders. Would this suggest a bi-sexual genetic explanation which is different than the "gay gene"?
"This issue is further complicated by the fact that there are folks who are strongly attracted to both genders. Would this suggest a bi-sexual genetic explanation which is different than the "gay gene"?"
Um, no, and it's not just a "gay gene". It's MUCH more complicated than that. It's multi-factorial in nature, most likely caused by a combination of multiple genes, hormones, and possibly your social environment...
There have been some attempts to do that however, twice share an almost identical prenatal experience.
That means they are affected by things such as the mother hormones, the mothers drugs use, the mothers nutritional deficiencies, the mothers injuries, etc.
This is obviously because of how one is raised. If you want to make a person mentally ill, you treat the person in a really wierd way.
so that would be the same as raising someone to be gay, and succeeding. So if you raise 2 twins in exactly the same way, the chance of both beeing homos is so much bigger.
and YES! you can make the psyche so fucked up that basically anything can be learnt.
A weak mind would be able to not see what's wrong with beeing homosexual.
I don't think it's necessarily "genetic,"...although I don't believe it's necessarily a choice either, even though you can chose not to be sexually active with a same sex partner. I think that different people naturally like different things...maybe some people are attracted to certain attributes of the same sex that's commonly assosiated w. their own gender and open their minds wide enough to let themselves feel okay with simply being attracted to members of the same sex.
I believe homosexuality is a psychological. Evan in the Bible the Romans chapter 1 versus 18-28. It speaks of men and women giving into their desires and committing unnatural acts, that would harden their hearts. As a result they would no longer see the error in their ways. I am not preaching but even the Bible is flat out saying it was a choice that the man and the women made. It was not because there family or who there parents were, it was just a choice the man and the women made.
I think homosexuality is psycological, i thinks its a mental illness since homos thinking is impared from their natural ways, its like people who are paranoid. Nowadays i think its also enviromental, its sometimes fasionable to be gay.
So you speak about not disqualify "environmental causes with genetics causes", but you're not giving a real proof that homosexuality is genetic, I googled "homosexual twins studies" and didn't find nothing that leads me to a real conclusion on what the matter is. I really need accurate information. You know not all "gay" people want to be gay and as far as I can I'll continue searching so give something worth the effort.
Besides, why is so difficult to find real genetic proof? I will tell you what I think. In the same time when there is a genetic predisposition to homosexuality, in the same moment it will become an anomaly--(disease)--,Why molecular biology hasn't given a real proof?. When I see these studies I just get angry becouse they lead me to nothing, and I really need to anwser many questions...
3 to 5 year olds R allowed in the experiment, since i knew i was straight around dat age cuz i wanted to fuck my pre-school teacher. i thought she was hot!!!..... lol
B4 da baby develops a personality or a psyche or is exposed to an environment. <-(nurture) also the baby must be able to distinguish between male and female.
if u did an experiment with babies this might* settle the argument. if it was genetic then the gay or lesbian baby would be happier looking at a picture of an attractive adult of its same gender. the adults in the picture must be equally attractive. to ensure this, there R computer programs dat measure attractiveness. it does not discriminate towards age, sex, or ethnicity. showing the adult only from the neck up.
being gay or lesbian is a psycological defect since it's not genetic. this is a fact becuase nature never intended for two individuals of the same gender to fornicate or procreate(which at this time is scientifically impossible). also gey fathers and lesbian mothers don't produce homosexual babies. i've never heard of such a thing.
if identical twins implies they have 100% of the same genes and only 50% of the time the other twin is gay also, then it's not genetic. even if u created a clone of the gay twin, by definition it's not genetic. i beleive being or becoming gay is a psychological, characteristic, and personality trait/effect. i beleive its a psycologcal defect of nature.
gays have twisted the natural order and perverted it with nasty homosexual activity no society in the past excepted homosexuals theres a reason for that.
hmm, im loving your vids already and this number 3 of me watching. lol thanks for all the great info. i like to learn and research too but im usually too lazy to do so.
i believe its a mix of both, nature and nurture. but i believe it to be nurture more than anything else.
Think about this 1... If Adam & Eve were the first male & female on Earth... Doesn't that make every1 on this Earth cousins? Read the Bible. Think about it... By the way, Homosexuality is not genetic. People cannot help but feel the way they do about the same sex. It's their choice, not for another to make that choice for them. I don't judge people who are gay, lesbian or bi. I'm straight, but 1/2 of my friends are homosexual.
there is no proven gene. Homosexuality is the emotional reaction to having unmet needs met. Its a choice. Its a lie. Its a distortion of God's original design for humanity
That's an extremely closed minded belief originating from an obscure text found in leviticus that was only set into motion in order to promote breeding among the jewish community.
if homosexuality is genetic, what about being bisexual? Lots of men and women swing both ways, or have at least thought about it. You wont find many men who would admit to it though. =)
i know. i know i've thought about it, just out of curiosity. but that raises a good question. personally, i have a friend who hates gays and thinks he's more macho than anyone. he's a marine, you see. -.-) no offense to any soldiers out there. but my theory is he's gay or has some suppresses sexual urges that he's ashamed of, thus all of his hatred towards gays. but really, he's just a brute. -.-)
well im a mairne i know acople guys like that, for the most part their strait but theres always one flowting around, no i dont dislike gay people i know anof of them.
could it be they were abused because they were sensitive souls who's because they were perceived as vulnerable or soft, they are abused and depreciated. sad.
Yes, there is a gay gene, they have already found it, but they don't call it that. It is called the 'Horny Daughter' gene. The gene that causes women to enjoy having sex with men is responsible for making some men enjoy having sex with men. So unless all straight men want to get rid of horny women we can also get rid of male homosexuality.
So you are saying you are only bisexual because your mother likes women?? Maybe you were just always bisexual and having a gay mother made you more comfortable bringing that side of you out. Also if the testosterone did matter then why wouldn't twins be affected the same? their mother obviously had the exact same levels since they experienced identical births. And what does high level of testosterone do to a females brain at birth? as far as long term effects.
No, being bi for me was due most likely to the testosterone theory. Hard to explain on here, but with twins sharing the same womb, they do not get the same levels of hormones from the mother. Typically, a "dominant" twin will get more hormones and nourishment in plural births, which could explain how 2 twins with the same DNA, raised in the same house could have 1 gay/bi and 1 heterosexual. The impact of my mother was simply to give me strength to be true to my sexually.
This is a confusing issue what determines personality or preference? And how early are these things determined.. I'm gay and I've always just naturally gravitated towards females since I was a baby even. Are our personalities shaped at birth? My parents said I was more calm in the arms of females and responded more positively to female voices. My first real "gay crush" was in 2nd grade before I even knew anything about sex or sexuality. Because of all this I always just assumed I was born gay.
So what makes me exclusively attracted to the opposite sex or "hetrosexual?" I have never been attracted by the same sex..Whether all these people whom want answer or explain this issue,, yes, I am sure their are alot of people whom convert on homosexual behavior or acts, but I am sure their are just as many whom are clearly born to the same sex, with out no envirment influences.. BORN..
As a Christian who has researched this topic a lot. I find that most moral issues are learned behavior. Children raised my no father in the house increases the likely hood of a homosexuality lifestyle. Of course there are many more factors. But I think that family is so important! For years society has labeled alcoholism as a disease. Narcotic addiction is the latest disease.
By labeling things diseases and gene problems pulls the responsibility away from the person and take responsibility away for the person who is struggling. In my view only God can change a person's heart.
First off..will you marry me? OK,,as for "Homosexuality" well, this is a sickness,plain and simple. Instead of giving these people rights etc.. GET THEM HELP! Government funds to help cure this sickness or at least try and diagnose gay people at a young age and educate them as they grow up. So,let's not promote Homosexuality but help find a way to help get rid of this desease!
That is the thing I don't get.. What EXACTLY makes people heterosexuals? What determines this behavior do we even know that? If we don't then how could we possibly understand homosexuality. I don't think we are advanced enough to understand these things yet. I just read an article recently that said homosexuals share parts of the brain as the opposite sex, this issue goes much deeper then just what is said in this video.
It's definitely something you are born with whether it's technically a disease.. I don't know. But I do know that trying to "cure" homosexuality is a waste of time and money. First because homosexuals who are accepted are very happy and can have great/normal life. If in the case that a homosexual is NOT happy or insecure about their sexuality then by all means go ahead and try. I am gay and very happy and healthy, I don't need help most of us don't. Homophobia does need a cure though ;)
I agree. There isn't a cure for everything, neither is everything a disease. For Example, I like video games so my liking to video games must be a disease. (isn't likely)
I read that homosexuality could be caused by increased hormones in the woman's body (estrogen). Maybe there is only a 50% chance that the baby is affected by these extra hormones?
Damn! She is hot I think a gay guy just needs to look at this video and he will be cured and be straight...lol JK...It seems that she is leaning towards that there isn't a gay gene. Maybe not a gay gene but i do think it has to deal with some kind of hormone abnormality/deformity..Not to long ago I found out that having dimples is a type of deformity. I think the majority of gay people don't chose to be gay. There just born that way.
Homosexuality is partly genetic and partly "environmental". That is correct.
BUT enviromental has to be specifed. There are studies that prove that hormones during the pregnancy play a big role in defining the sexual orientation. So enviromental doesn't mean that someone was educated to be gay but was born after a certain hormonal supply.
The one word - homesexuality - insinuates that there is one cause.
One cause is certainly "jaded men," - men who no longer get the same stimulus from heterosexual sex and who are looking for a stronger stimulus.
But there are also others who are clearly born with homosexual inclinations. Interestingly, inate homosexuality correlates with biological characteristics - hormone levels, body type, etc. - that are clearly genetic.
Animals of all kinds know by instinct alone which sex to mate with and with this being said, I am led to believe that gay people are sleep walkers with demons which entered a door that they themselves have opened by weakness of soul "or letting their guard down. BTW: If you have ever noticed "gay people do not even act like a woman." I am speaking of the males in this case.
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I think homosexuality is more a product of the collective unconscious Carl Jung talked about. IMO it is driven by the frustrations that come from overpopulation. There is no one reason why people become gay and becoming gay is absolutely not a choice anybody makes, so its not like they can just choose to be straight. Genetics probably contribute in some way but genetics aren't as simple as 'This gene does this'.
It does no good to hate gay people. Calling a gay person a fag or attacking them will not do any more to make them straight or make less gay people than calling and overweight girl fat will make her skinny or make less overweight people.
Homosexuality is a part of our society. Every single gay basher is contributing to homosexuality just as much as every gay man.
The few gay people I know are good people who do good things. Get the fuck over yourselves and grow up.
Homosexuality is not genetic from a biblical or scientific standpoint. We are accepting something so wrong into society that it is disturbing what we can do next.
I think you are absolutely right...homosexuality is so immoral we ought to reject them, ridicule them, beat them up and maybe even stone them. And while we are at it, we should kill all the bonobos...those monkeys have no regard for God's law or for Science. It is obvious that their behavior should not exist in nature...and yet they continue to defy natural law. How dare they?! Let's kill'em all.
I believe homosexuality is genetic in most cases, not all. its pretty obvious as no matter what culture, religion, or society people live in, all through history, the percentage of homosexuality is about the same, also this has nothing to do with upbringing as a family can have three sons, and one may turn out gay. plus homosexuality has been seen in the animal kingdom.
Human beings aren't by default bisexual. That is not correct, non scientific. The genes that determine certain sexual thoughts or feelings are not there/ haven't been found! Spread the love though, real love and kindness!
Human beings are basically bisexual. We all come from the same embryo type, a hormonal trigger causes male development. Our sick Judeo Christian culture has us obsessing about sexual orientation. The human species is rapidly reproducing and destroying the natural diversity of the planet we require for survival.
Who cares what someone's sexual orientation is? We should be far more concerned about what causes sexual intolerance, overpopulation, etc.
If it were a gene then where did it come from? As the fore-parents need to have been a male and female and to have had sexually intercourse! Unless they were Bi and that particular gene was passed on, but this seems very unlikely. But could not a combination of genes contribute to this. Probably coupled with other factors such as environmental and emotions etc... In some cultures the phenomena does not exist. Still in others sexual acts happen to children of the same sex as part of rites.
Homosexuality can not be genetic because it does not make mathmatical sense. If there was a gene the probability of it being passed down is very low; this would cause for there to be a low gene frequency in the population. With such a low frequency you would expect that the gene would have been wiped out of the gene pool thousands of years ago, especially if you take into count the persecution homosexuals have undergone. Natural selection completely selects against such a gene.
if completely heterosexual would be attatched to a color, say white, and totally homosexual represented by black (or visa-versa, if anyone's offended) then all of the rest would fall into varying shades of gray. clown fish change their sex and sexuality may times within a lifetime. our diversities have been designed to be boundless and our adaptations endless. as long, that is, as we don't destroy this world that sustains us first.
one possible explanation higher exposure to new toxins in our environment, plastics mimic estrogen exposure to these in the womb could mix things up, although it hasn't manifested in humans yet there are rivers around the world with sexless fish, skewed female populations, hermaphroditic fish which have been caused by high exposure to new toxins which are part of the plastic making process.
If your father was truly "gay" you wouldn't have been concieved! If your mother only had "sex" with other women she couldn't have gotten pregnant either! Do the math! It's not gay it's called indescrimitory...ie. any port in a storm! Not that there's anything wrong with that?X???
wow, thats a hard one. i cant really mke an informed comment as its allways pondered my mind. i know that a person can seriously swing in favour of feminine characteristics but i dunno if thats genetic. i geuss i'll find out.
the wrong question is asked. nature versus nurture matters not. our behavior matters.
if i am heterosexual by some combination of nature and nurture, fine... why analyze it? what matters is that i don't do the things that God hates. (adultery, fornication, homosexual acts.)
Well throwing God into the equation is high and mighty of you. You know what God wants? I doubt you do. Not everyone even believes in YOUR rules. Being attracted to the same sex is not a choice no matter who tries to argue that it is. You no more make a conscious choice to be straight or gay.
exactly, it's not a choice any more than is heterosexuality. but does this excuse the behavior? is a non-choosing heterosexual excused to commit fornication or adultery? these aren't my opinions. God is clear that He hates sin. i'll throw God into every equation; yes, i think He's that important. you think He might actually have something to do with genetics and parenting and life's experiences? invest a little in these things-- they're worth more than the insides of your coconut.
I do not believe homosexuality is genetic because if it were, it would not exist as natural selection would not favor an organism that does not reproduce.
How do you explain it in other animals species then? You ever think of it as a natural way for population control? Either way these arguments go. Being gay is not a "wrong" or bad thing. It just is.
If one is brought up in a society were Male's mimic women(i.e. Pantomime) and women pretended to be men then what is a young kids to think. Most people do not discover they have sexual urges until there in there teens. I think people that discover there sexuality in there infancy must have had another person pleasure them sexually. I have seen unwitting ( maybe not) gown ups put a young boys on there knee and bounce them up and down as if to make them feel good.
I have a question. If there wasn't such a stigma towards homosexuality, and gay people felt no shame for being gay, then would anyone care if there was a gay gene or not? And what if it is all social; bad parenting, childhood rape, etc.? Should we really care what the cause is? Everyone has some behavior built in, for one reason or another, that doesn't fit the mold anyway. It's ok. Little can be done about it, so accept it. Just be happy. It's no ones business anyway..just a thought..peace
Why would anyone CHOOSE to be gay. That makes no sense whatsoever. If you are straight, then that means you can choose to be gay if you want? No you can't, because you are NOT. It is not a choice.
People do choose to be drug addicts. They choose to do drugs for some reason. Sexual preference is something innate. Almost like personality, hair color.
yep thats true. then again i belive that i decide my destiny and my life so i could say that if i wanted i could turn straight but then again i dont want to i think i came to this world with a purpose and being gay was a part of it.
what i am trying to say here is that human beings are free by nature not bondage and everthing that happens in our lifes we atracted somehow even unwanted things.
I doubt very much that there is a "Gay Gene" but sexual orientation is something that is definatlty inborn in an individual, it is too deeply ingrained not to be. You are who you are, and NO zombieszombiesz people do not choose to be Homosexual.
Love your work. A thought for you. Genetics predispose you to certain hormonal characteristics or psychological imprinting however, environment/nurture allows the individual to interpret that thus guiding actions. For example, I was born with higher estrogen but my environment created the conflict of am I gendered female or male. Since I was sexed male and concluded I had a predisposition to female, thus conflict; gay solution. Your thoughts?
i think it is. i know heaps of people who are gay with gay siblings... i know one family where the mum is a lesbian, her twin sons are both gay, one daughter is bisexual and the other daughter is straight.
The video was not at all conclusive, but my opinion is still that there is likely, a genetic predisposition of verying degrees, with environment pushing the predisposition in one direction or the other, and parental role observation by children playing some part, large or small, in how a future gay adult views the sexual role of each men or women, and which one they are attracted to sexually...
Unless I'm missing something here, it seems to me that 52% of gay identical twins both being gay is a far higher ratio than the general population which would indicate a strong genetic component. Whether or not there is a "gay gene" I don't know but I'm very confident that most gay people are at least born with a PREDISPOSITION for homosexuality in the same way people are born naturally artistic, mathmatically gifted, musically inclined, good at languages etc etc. Are these traits environmental?
Ah, but most twins are raised together, thus same environment. One can only argue genetics are the major factor when the twins are separated from birth. I'm adopted but I look a lot like my mother. Well, her diet is what became mine until I woke up & started eating right. She's got tons of medical problems, exponentially since she takes pharmaceuticals- while I take only herbs & am far healthier now. My uncle & aunt eat organic & still are not in perfect health. Very complicated.
well you're right with that. But I don't think it's really got anything to do with genes. I am what's called an "humanist" and I believe it's different. But: Everybody should have his own opinion, that's important and good.
as far as you know! how many people esp in the past, came out?
personally i think its possibly both (nature & nurture), i dont necessarily think its homogenous, the reasons why one individual is gay or not. predisposition is likely.
You've seen it for yourself? What, have you been following it like a private eye? Maybe you can trap it! It's probably worth a lot of money...lol. Just kidding ..no offense intended.
Homosexuality is definitely affected by the environment one is raised in. There may also be a genetic element involved too. I knew a guy who was already wanting to kiss boys at six years old. However, without a massive study of homosexual and heterosexual peoples DNA we'll never know for sure. But really, what would be the point of spending a huge amount of money (probably taxpayer's money) on such a study? It's not going to tell us anything that will change the world as we know it.
i would say its in all probability impossible to have a gay gene
why? because if genes are passed down from generations of parents to their children. gay people don't have children so the gene would die out. bisexuality could be an excuse, but it would mean gay genes would all hinge on bisexuality.
it is more likely that homosexuality stems from abnormalities in mental functions. something akin to phobias, o.c.d, etc.
have children the "Gene" that causes it should become very! rare or extinct,
If you don't procreate your genes die out.
There was one study of twin homosexuals that's often quoted, but they fail to tell people that after the study the researcher left his wife and children to run off with his boy friend.
@BlackFox0911 My parents aren't gay, nor my only two brothers. Just me. We were raised the same way, went to the same schools, ate the same food. And they both have girlfriends. So to say that there isn't a genetic code that made me this way is pure bullshit. I didn't "chose" to "subject" myself to women. Women are everywhere. My body and mind responded the way it responded and that's that. When gay people say that we were born this way, we mean, we were BORN this way. The same way you were bor
ilimalama89 1 week ago
Two members of the same gender cannot reproduce. Genetic material is transferred between parent and child, and any genes that code for homosexuality would never be transcribed from the parent genes. Homosexuality is as much of a disease as alcoholism. Although it's true that repeated exposure will cause physiological and psychological dependence to the substance, it was STILL your choice to introduce foreign substances into you life
BlackFox0911 1 month ago
Not a mental illness in my opinion. Is being "straight" a mental illness to us the "homosexuals"? NO. Do we criticize their life style? NO. If the majority of us were gay, would being straight be odd and criticized? Probably. What a sad world huh. LIVE LIFE, BE YOU, EXPRESS YOURSELF!
312riccardo 1 month ago
There is no "gay gene." Theres been numerous results claiming that the homosexual gene does not exist. The only reason why homosexuality exists is because of our sin nature that sepreates us from God. We all must Repent and turn to the Lord Jesus Christ if we wished to be saved
SapphireDiamond19 1 month ago
homosexuality is genetic combined with hormonal environment in the womb. Just because we don't YET fully understand why nature continues to produce (for lack of a better word) gay people, doesn't mean that gays don't have a purpose. Reproduction is not the only reason humans exist...Many straight people are infertile. does that make them useless? Gays in ancient cultures were honored for their spiritual abilities. Perhaps that is their purpose? I don't know myself,but they exist for a reason.
luigee78 1 month ago
she is hot
peddrao1a 2 months ago
@TheNaughtylist - Unfortunately, reproduction IS vital to the survival of a species. Homosexuality may not be a choice. There might BE something that attracts two women or two men together. But it's not genetics.
BlackFox0911 2 months ago
Answer me a simple question. Genes exist for the purpose of passing genetic material from parent to child. Since two members of the same gender cannot reproduce, why would genes code for something genetically suicidal? That kinda works AGAINST the laws of both genetics and evolution in general
BlackFox0911 2 months ago
@BlackFox0911 There are things called mutations. Not considering Gay people as mutants or anything, it is genetic. It's nothing wrong, just different tastes. It's not even suicidal. The purpose of human beings is not to reproduce. We can all live as virgins and not reproduce a single child. We're not wild animals that do not eat from the tables. We're civilized humans, we don't need to reproduce to make a succession in the wild in which we call society.
TheNaughtylist 2 months ago
oh girls u are all bitches who like to talk about weakness,sadness of people
fuck u all!
esraretin 3 months ago
@esraretin do not hate people for this.
thcci 3 months ago
@thcci i dont hate i just hate people like her.her science is even arguable thing.its not like equations of physics! but look at her ! i think she has a sex addiction:D i just hate hypocricy of people .i had a girlfriend i wanted her know who i was and i said my other feelings because i felt soo dishonest myself.but u know wht she said?she said no girl would accept it and said bye! she even made fun of me! u know wht choice is ? its just selection of females through evolution
esraretin 3 months ago
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esraretin 3 months ago
im bisexual and i feel like u like to talk about it but i definitly dont like .so fuck u!
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psychetruth 3 years ago
Even the studies of seperated twins are problamatic. Many of those have been conducted where the twins lived apart but were still in the same general area and thus the same general culture and media exposure which is a confounding variable.
DrZackTribal 3 years ago
Ummm...why did you club homosexuality and it's possible genetics with mental unhealth and that possible genetics. Are you saying that people that are homosexual that they are mentally unwell?
Also - studies with identical twins is slightly unreliable in certain areas as there are small differences to do with identical twins. Genetically speaking, identical twins have different foot-prints and finger prints. Does that not show that with possible that there could be a genetic drift?
WolfShadow1989 3 years ago
All identical twins have different foot and finger prints. It therefore can't be due to the few random genetic differences. It most likely has to something to do with the development of the fetus.
This video did not state or imply that homosexuality was a mental disorder.
But you bring up a good point, if it is genetic that people could consider it a genetic defect. If it's not genetic people can consider it a choice which is a human right.
psychetruth 3 years ago
@psychetruth ''If it's not genetic people can consider it a choice which is a human right.''
i think you are the only one who has mental illness here:) if it's not genetic ,do you think people choose it?
you are terrible ,just bad.i cant believe you. i agree with @esraretin comment you just love talking.even i do not make homosexual relationships,i still have the feelings! can't u see fuckin easy situation? that's why i hate to go to see a physiatrist.they made me feel worse.
thcci 3 months ago
What a beautiful person you are
corconsully 3 years ago
ps im also expecting that most people are going to be offended by my comments and give my comments thumbs down, but I'm just sharing the truth, and like I said I am speaking from experience as well, and may God bless you all and God does love homosexuals just like he loves everyone
ChristineRemixed 3 years ago
and as far as a gene is concerned, there isn't a gay gene, it's the fact that we have a nature that is drawn towards sin, some gravitate towards homosexuality, others gravitate towards lying, stealing, killing, ect. ect. it is the fact that our nature is evil ever since the fall of man in the garden of Eden, when we inherited the knowledge of both good and evil, evil is intriging to us and tempting even though we know its not good, but there are always conseqences, we all need Jesus to save us
ChristineRemixed 3 years ago
thanks for sharing this i find it interesting.. i think that a major factor in homosexuality is the environment, most homosexuals were molested, or come from a dysfunctional family, I myself should know since I was homosexual until surrendering my life to Jesus, and I went to gay clubs and about 90% of my gay and bi friends were molested, had a distant and/or angry father, or no father, drugs in the home, alcoholism, some type of dysfunction, and i believe it is also inspired by demons
ChristineRemixed 3 years ago
I think its def possible...that's y "crazy christians" call homosexuality a "spirit."
mand1sh3p 3 years ago
there is an evil spirit of homosexuality, but there are many different evil spirits, even spirits that would instigate people to have sex outside of marriage, that is also not acceptable in the sight of God, you have to realize there is evil in this world, not everything is good, where do you think the sources of evil originate from? they didn't just pop up out of nowhere, evil was here before you were even born, we were born into this world in the midst of both good and evil
ChristineRemixed 3 years ago
If it's not genetic, how do you explain a child of 5 years old act femininely while he doesn't even know what sexuality is?
Mxptrsn 3 years ago
At what point does the child begin to learn and his personality begin to be shaped? Certainly immediately after birth a child begins to examine the environment and starts to learn to control his own body.
Some psychologists beleive that personality actually begins to develop while still inside the womb.
So the maybe the five year old begins to identify with his older sister and starts playing with her dolls.
psychetruth 3 years ago
great video! i want to ask you about something that I heard lately, that also food can affect sexual orientation. is there any truth?
trashcho 3 years ago
its partly genetic partly not
killaspongebob666 3 years ago
This issue is further complicated by the fact that there are folks who are strongly attracted to both genders. Would this suggest a bi-sexual genetic explanation which is different than the "gay gene"?
ppsh42b 3 years ago
"This issue is further complicated by the fact that there are folks who are strongly attracted to both genders. Would this suggest a bi-sexual genetic explanation which is different than the "gay gene"?"
Um, no, and it's not just a "gay gene". It's MUCH more complicated than that. It's multi-factorial in nature, most likely caused by a combination of multiple genes, hormones, and possibly your social environment...
annpetasupporter 3 years ago
The twins study could be improved to remove the nurture component by looking at twins who were adopted at a very early age by different folks.
Obviously difficult to find enough of these case to be statistically significant.
ppsh42b 3 years ago
There have been some attempts to do that however, twice share an almost identical prenatal experience.
That means they are affected by things such as the mother hormones, the mothers drugs use, the mothers nutritional deficiencies, the mothers injuries, etc.
At what point does the mind begin to develop?
psychetruth 3 years ago
This is obviously because of how one is raised. If you want to make a person mentally ill, you treat the person in a really wierd way.
so that would be the same as raising someone to be gay, and succeeding. So if you raise 2 twins in exactly the same way, the chance of both beeing homos is so much bigger.
and YES! you can make the psyche so fucked up that basically anything can be learnt.
A weak mind would be able to not see what's wrong with beeing homosexual.
erfah 3 years ago
i think theres many different reasons for why a person is gay
liveinmymusic 3 years ago
Hmmm. I still think the same thing, but good video :)
iwannarock999 3 years ago
I don't think it's necessarily "genetic,"...although I don't believe it's necessarily a choice either, even though you can chose not to be sexually active with a same sex partner. I think that different people naturally like different things...maybe some people are attracted to certain attributes of the same sex that's commonly assosiated w. their own gender and open their minds wide enough to let themselves feel okay with simply being attracted to members of the same sex.
iwannarock999 3 years ago
I think homosexuality is partly genetic.
TollerAffe 3 years ago
homosexuality is not genetic
it is a CHOICE.
May God draw homosexuals to the light and understanding.
JacobJuLius01 3 years ago
Haha
yehuda86 3 years ago
I believe homosexuality is a psychological. Evan in the Bible the Romans chapter 1 versus 18-28. It speaks of men and women giving into their desires and committing unnatural acts, that would harden their hearts. As a result they would no longer see the error in their ways. I am not preaching but even the Bible is flat out saying it was a choice that the man and the women made. It was not because there family or who there parents were, it was just a choice the man and the women made.
ishbla 3 years ago
i personally think homosexuality is not genetic.
iam no scientist by any means! but no one in my family is gay exept me (and my family pretty huge).
deabrat 3 years ago
i think homosexuality is genetic but mental illnes could be both genetic and psychic.
but homosexuality is no mental illness anyway so it should not be discussed the same way.
SteilAmSeil 3 years ago 6
I think homosexuality is psycological, i thinks its a mental illness since homos thinking is impared from their natural ways, its like people who are paranoid. Nowadays i think its also enviromental, its sometimes fasionable to be gay.
shaolin00 3 years ago
So you speak about not disqualify "environmental causes with genetics causes", but you're not giving a real proof that homosexuality is genetic, I googled "homosexual twins studies" and didn't find nothing that leads me to a real conclusion on what the matter is. I really need accurate information. You know not all "gay" people want to be gay and as far as I can I'll continue searching so give something worth the effort.
miglix22 3 years ago
Besides, why is so difficult to find real genetic proof? I will tell you what I think. In the same time when there is a genetic predisposition to homosexuality, in the same moment it will become an anomaly--(disease)--,Why molecular biology hasn't given a real proof?. When I see these studies I just get angry becouse they lead me to nothing, and I really need to anwser many questions...
miglix22 3 years ago
3 to 5 year olds R allowed in the experiment, since i knew i was straight around dat age cuz i wanted to fuck my pre-school teacher. i thought she was hot!!!..... lol
dat805baze13 3 years ago
B4 da baby develops a personality or a psyche or is exposed to an environment. <-(nurture) also the baby must be able to distinguish between male and female.
dat805baze13 3 years ago
if u did an experiment with babies this might* settle the argument. if it was genetic then the gay or lesbian baby would be happier looking at a picture of an attractive adult of its same gender. the adults in the picture must be equally attractive. to ensure this, there R computer programs dat measure attractiveness. it does not discriminate towards age, sex, or ethnicity. showing the adult only from the neck up.
dat805baze13 3 years ago
being gay or lesbian is a psycological defect since it's not genetic. this is a fact becuase nature never intended for two individuals of the same gender to fornicate or procreate(which at this time is scientifically impossible). also gey fathers and lesbian mothers don't produce homosexual babies. i've never heard of such a thing.
dat805baze13 3 years ago
if identical twins implies they have 100% of the same genes and only 50% of the time the other twin is gay also, then it's not genetic. even if u created a clone of the gay twin, by definition it's not genetic. i beleive being or becoming gay is a psychological, characteristic, and personality trait/effect. i beleive its a psycologcal defect of nature.
dat805baze13 3 years ago
i'm sorry but she is freakin hot. man i love her body.
richardklecka11 3 years ago
Do you have any direct source to these studies?
miglix22 3 years ago
Just Google "homosexual twin studies" and you will find them.
psychetruth 3 years ago
I expect it to be serious, I thank you for your response.
miglix22 3 years ago
Actually the ancient Greeks accepted homosexuals, swensu. Do your homework before stating your "facts".
spankytheangelofdoom 3 years ago
I've of Secuence of Genes that Causes Homosexulaity, not neccesarilly a Gay gene, but multiple Genes. I'll have to look into more though.
ginkiba3 3 years ago
so what about a pedophile? are they the same?
mocalunadelle 3 years ago
no .....is this long enough
ItaLlThesame 3 years ago
NOPE!!!!!
amaryllisjaune 3 years ago
how could a guy ever be gay once youve seen those legs? lol
cornholio666KKK 3 years ago
and those boobs!!!
bebert3000 3 years ago
wow u have nice legs too!sorry i cant help my self i have alway loved smart chicks
sanddocon 3 years ago
gays have twisted the natural order and perverted it with nasty homosexual activity no society in the past excepted homosexuals theres a reason for that.
swensu 3 years ago
i've changed my mind.
mocalunadelle 3 years ago
yes,i think it's genetic.
mocalunadelle 3 years ago 2
hmm, im loving your vids already and this number 3 of me watching. lol thanks for all the great info. i like to learn and research too but im usually too lazy to do so.
i believe its a mix of both, nature and nurture. but i believe it to be nurture more than anything else.
YourOasis97 3 years ago
her clevage and legs are mindcontrolling me. Joking, this vidios are really interesting. Ive even suscribed.
lucalba 3 years ago
Think about this 1... If Adam & Eve were the first male & female on Earth... Doesn't that make every1 on this Earth cousins? Read the Bible. Think about it... By the way, Homosexuality is not genetic. People cannot help but feel the way they do about the same sex. It's their choice, not for another to make that choice for them. I don't judge people who are gay, lesbian or bi. I'm straight, but 1/2 of my friends are homosexual.
irishraven2008 3 years ago
Duh!
mozfreak84 3 years ago
not sure thatz y im watchin the vid lol
Envoid344 3 years ago
it is not a choice.
it is nature for gay people.
sarah08t 3 years ago 5
Before I watch this video, my guess is that people can have a predisposition for homosexuality, but it is environmental much more than anything else.
katieisntcool 3 years ago
there is no proven gene. Homosexuality is the emotional reaction to having unmet needs met. Its a choice. Its a lie. Its a distortion of God's original design for humanity
izrah82 3 years ago
That's an extremely closed minded belief originating from an obscure text found in leviticus that was only set into motion in order to promote breeding among the jewish community.
relativityclause 3 years ago 4
Sorry, that was a reply to izrah82 XD
relativityclause 3 years ago
if homosexuality is genetic, what about being bisexual? Lots of men and women swing both ways, or have at least thought about it. You wont find many men who would admit to it though. =)
ANGELCRUSHerxx 3 years ago
i know. i know i've thought about it, just out of curiosity. but that raises a good question. personally, i have a friend who hates gays and thinks he's more macho than anyone. he's a marine, you see. -.-) no offense to any soldiers out there. but my theory is he's gay or has some suppresses sexual urges that he's ashamed of, thus all of his hatred towards gays. but really, he's just a brute. -.-)
YourOasis97 3 years ago
well im a mairne i know acople guys like that, for the most part their strait but theres always one flowting around, no i dont dislike gay people i know anof of them.
jonthewolf 3 years ago
Yes, Homosexuality is genetic and is not a choice.
Thank god the government in my country (lebanon) understood this and opened a gay community in beirut (helem).
sxclove3 3 years ago 4
My experience is that the three homosexual friends of mine were abused by their father when they were children.
knmleaguecity 3 years ago
could it be they were abused because they were sensitive souls who's because they were perceived as vulnerable or soft, they are abused and depreciated. sad.
tojew 3 years ago
Yes, there is a gay gene, they have already found it, but they don't call it that. It is called the 'Horny Daughter' gene. The gene that causes women to enjoy having sex with men is responsible for making some men enjoy having sex with men. So unless all straight men want to get rid of horny women we can also get rid of male homosexuality.
rayme4raw 3 years ago
I have an undergrad & grad degree in psych from U of MN, home of the "Twins" study, the largest nature v. nurture study ever.
I am also a bisexual woman whose mother was a lesbian.
Our best data suggests straight or gay, it is the level of testosterone a pregnant mother has that can effect sexual orientation.
However, being bi, I could never have embraced my woman-loving side were it not for my mother's example.
So, unsatisfyingly, I personally think it's nature AND nurture.
noraquick 3 years ago
So you are saying you are only bisexual because your mother likes women?? Maybe you were just always bisexual and having a gay mother made you more comfortable bringing that side of you out. Also if the testosterone did matter then why wouldn't twins be affected the same? their mother obviously had the exact same levels since they experienced identical births. And what does high level of testosterone do to a females brain at birth? as far as long term effects.
lavelliINC 3 years ago
No, being bi for me was due most likely to the testosterone theory. Hard to explain on here, but with twins sharing the same womb, they do not get the same levels of hormones from the mother. Typically, a "dominant" twin will get more hormones and nourishment in plural births, which could explain how 2 twins with the same DNA, raised in the same house could have 1 gay/bi and 1 heterosexual. The impact of my mother was simply to give me strength to be true to my sexually.
noraquick 3 years ago
That would make sense then. But I didn't know certain hormone levels at birth could have such long term effects.
lavelliINC 3 years ago
really? interesting...
YourOasis97 3 years ago
This is a confusing issue what determines personality or preference? And how early are these things determined.. I'm gay and I've always just naturally gravitated towards females since I was a baby even. Are our personalities shaped at birth? My parents said I was more calm in the arms of females and responded more positively to female voices. My first real "gay crush" was in 2nd grade before I even knew anything about sex or sexuality. Because of all this I always just assumed I was born gay.
lavelliINC 3 years ago 3
So what makes me exclusively attracted to the opposite sex or "hetrosexual?" I have never been attracted by the same sex..Whether all these people whom want answer or explain this issue,, yes, I am sure their are alot of people whom convert on homosexual behavior or acts, but I am sure their are just as many whom are clearly born to the same sex, with out no envirment influences.. BORN..
sunofwill 3 years ago
I think sexuality is far too complicated for there to be a single "gay gene", although it is possible that it is genetic in some more complex way.
In the end I don't see why it matters unless you plan on "curing" homosexuality or engaging in some kind of eugenics program aimed homosexuals.
comradepinko 3 years ago
As a Christian who has researched this topic a lot. I find that most moral issues are learned behavior. Children raised my no father in the house increases the likely hood of a homosexuality lifestyle. Of course there are many more factors. But I think that family is so important! For years society has labeled alcoholism as a disease. Narcotic addiction is the latest disease.
Godpleaser77 3 years ago
By labeling things diseases and gene problems pulls the responsibility away from the person and take responsibility away for the person who is struggling. In my view only God can change a person's heart.
Godpleaser77 3 years ago
First off..will you marry me? OK,,as for "Homosexuality" well, this is a sickness,plain and simple. Instead of giving these people rights etc.. GET THEM HELP! Government funds to help cure this sickness or at least try and diagnose gay people at a young age and educate them as they grow up. So,let's not promote Homosexuality but help find a way to help get rid of this desease!
kodiak1966 3 years ago
Now replace "homosexuality" with "heterosexuality". If you can support that too, have fun.
garouHH 3 years ago 2
That is the thing I don't get.. What EXACTLY makes people heterosexuals? What determines this behavior do we even know that? If we don't then how could we possibly understand homosexuality. I don't think we are advanced enough to understand these things yet. I just read an article recently that said homosexuals share parts of the brain as the opposite sex, this issue goes much deeper then just what is said in this video.
lavelliINC 3 years ago 2
It's definitely something you are born with whether it's technically a disease.. I don't know. But I do know that trying to "cure" homosexuality is a waste of time and money. First because homosexuals who are accepted are very happy and can have great/normal life. If in the case that a homosexual is NOT happy or insecure about their sexuality then by all means go ahead and try. I am gay and very happy and healthy, I don't need help most of us don't. Homophobia does need a cure though ;)
lavelliINC 3 years ago 4
I agree. There isn't a cure for everything, neither is everything a disease. For Example, I like video games so my liking to video games must be a disease. (isn't likely)
crystalpei 3 years ago 3
I read that homosexuality could be caused by increased hormones in the woman's body (estrogen). Maybe there is only a 50% chance that the baby is affected by these extra hormones?
yngbullwnohorns 3 years ago
i think no
xrnibor 3 years ago
calling it genetic just sounds like an idea borne out of argumentation with homophobes.
It's a nurture factor.
gratex 3 years ago
I want a date with this chick!!
guitarplaypro 3 years ago
Damn! She is hot I think a gay guy just needs to look at this video and he will be cured and be straight...lol JK...It seems that she is leaning towards that there isn't a gay gene. Maybe not a gay gene but i do think it has to deal with some kind of hormone abnormality/deformity..Not to long ago I found out that having dimples is a type of deformity. I think the majority of gay people don't chose to be gay. There just born that way.
tino3086 3 years ago
Homosexuality is partly genetic and partly "environmental". That is correct.
BUT enviromental has to be specifed. There are studies that prove that hormones during the pregnancy play a big role in defining the sexual orientation. So enviromental doesn't mean that someone was educated to be gay but was born after a certain hormonal supply.
xelaraque 3 years ago
The one word - homesexuality - insinuates that there is one cause.
One cause is certainly "jaded men," - men who no longer get the same stimulus from heterosexual sex and who are looking for a stronger stimulus.
But there are also others who are clearly born with homosexual inclinations. Interestingly, inate homosexuality correlates with biological characteristics - hormone levels, body type, etc. - that are clearly genetic.
edydon 3 years ago
Animals of all kinds know by instinct alone which sex to mate with and with this being said, I am led to believe that gay people are sleep walkers with demons which entered a door that they themselves have opened by weakness of soul "or letting their guard down. BTW: If you have ever noticed "gay people do not even act like a woman." I am speaking of the males in this case.
havoctrend 3 years ago
This is a really great site. I studied psychology for a couple of years a long time back and after finding this site I am really drawn to the incites and knowledge that you provide. I cannot thank you enough for the intellectual topics and speeches that you share.......... you look very nice with your hair up. Many people do not like compliments but I'm sure that you'll get over it lol
havoctrend 3 years ago
i still don't know,thanx for the vid though. i'll do some more research than come to a conclusion,think about the gay friends/neighbors i had/have
joeysn7hvn 3 years ago
I think homosexuality is more a product of the collective unconscious Carl Jung talked about. IMO it is driven by the frustrations that come from overpopulation. There is no one reason why people become gay and becoming gay is absolutely not a choice anybody makes, so its not like they can just choose to be straight. Genetics probably contribute in some way but genetics aren't as simple as 'This gene does this'.
Ndz3415 3 years ago
It does no good to hate gay people. Calling a gay person a fag or attacking them will not do any more to make them straight or make less gay people than calling and overweight girl fat will make her skinny or make less overweight people.
Homosexuality is a part of our society. Every single gay basher is contributing to homosexuality just as much as every gay man.
The few gay people I know are good people who do good things. Get the fuck over yourselves and grow up.
Ndz3415 3 years ago 2
I Wonder if her X boy friend left her For a Man.
veganstud 3 years ago
Homosexuality is not genetic from a biblical or scientific standpoint. We are accepting something so wrong into society that it is disturbing what we can do next.
Meelahd 3 years ago
I agree with you
writertrump 3 years ago
I think you are absolutely right...homosexuality is so immoral we ought to reject them, ridicule them, beat them up and maybe even stone them. And while we are at it, we should kill all the bonobos...those monkeys have no regard for God's law or for Science. It is obvious that their behavior should not exist in nature...and yet they continue to defy natural law. How dare they?! Let's kill'em all.
mattpier 3 years ago
I believe homosexuality is genetic in most cases, not all. its pretty obvious as no matter what culture, religion, or society people live in, all through history, the percentage of homosexuality is about the same, also this has nothing to do with upbringing as a family can have three sons, and one may turn out gay. plus homosexuality has been seen in the animal kingdom.
gilgamesh1962 3 years ago 2
when labs mate, the pups can be any color no matter what color the parents are... this is kinda weird but you are cute
xxwalkamongusxx 3 years ago
No. There isn't
karachaevka 3 years ago
Human beings aren't by default bisexual. That is not correct, non scientific. The genes that determine certain sexual thoughts or feelings are not there/ haven't been found! Spread the love though, real love and kindness!
UMKOZI 3 years ago
Human beings are basically bisexual. We all come from the same embryo type, a hormonal trigger causes male development. Our sick Judeo Christian culture has us obsessing about sexual orientation. The human species is rapidly reproducing and destroying the natural diversity of the planet we require for survival.
Who cares what someone's sexual orientation is? We should be far more concerned about what causes sexual intolerance, overpopulation, etc.
Celebrate love!
intactivist1 3 years ago
If it were a gene then where did it come from? As the fore-parents need to have been a male and female and to have had sexually intercourse! Unless they were Bi and that particular gene was passed on, but this seems very unlikely. But could not a combination of genes contribute to this. Probably coupled with other factors such as environmental and emotions etc... In some cultures the phenomena does not exist. Still in others sexual acts happen to children of the same sex as part of rites.
UMKOZI 3 years ago
Homosexuality can not be genetic because it does not make mathmatical sense. If there was a gene the probability of it being passed down is very low; this would cause for there to be a low gene frequency in the population. With such a low frequency you would expect that the gene would have been wiped out of the gene pool thousands of years ago, especially if you take into count the persecution homosexuals have undergone. Natural selection completely selects against such a gene.
spc1029 3 years ago
You came from mother and father. You are simply that.
SJolly1 3 years ago
I believe it is possibly a natural anti-overpopulation mechanism.
tallhorseman40 3 years ago
Ever consider it might be an unnatural anti-overpopulation mechanism?
psychetruth 3 years ago
You just floored me. Is there any evidence? Where could I learn more about said supposition? You can't leave me hangin on this!
tallhorseman40 3 years ago
Google, "homosexuality as a means of population control"
It certain discourages breeding and so has a negative eugenics spin.
psychetruth 3 years ago
Are you suggesting a "flouride in the water" type scenario, or a physical or mental anomally?
tallhorseman40 3 years ago
if completely heterosexual would be attatched to a color, say white, and totally homosexual represented by black (or visa-versa, if anyone's offended) then all of the rest would fall into varying shades of gray. clown fish change their sex and sexuality may times within a lifetime. our diversities have been designed to be boundless and our adaptations endless. as long, that is, as we don't destroy this world that sustains us first.
smeejay 3 years ago
Yes.
notAbba 3 years ago
one possible explanation higher exposure to new toxins in our environment, plastics mimic estrogen exposure to these in the womb could mix things up, although it hasn't manifested in humans yet there are rivers around the world with sexless fish, skewed female populations, hermaphroditic fish which have been caused by high exposure to new toxins which are part of the plastic making process.
Perhaps it is partially an environmental thing
splintercell99 3 years ago
If your father was truly "gay" you wouldn't have been concieved! If your mother only had "sex" with other women she couldn't have gotten pregnant either! Do the math! It's not gay it's called indescrimitory...ie. any port in a storm! Not that there's anything wrong with that?X???
yvettefoto 3 years ago
Wow, you have a small box. I mean REALLY small. Sperm banks...
cagronomy 3 years ago
wow, thats a hard one. i cant really mke an informed comment as its allways pondered my mind. i know that a person can seriously swing in favour of feminine characteristics but i dunno if thats genetic. i geuss i'll find out.
prelan 3 years ago
no, but may be there are habits and ways of learning that take hold as one grows up. but no, not a genetic disposition.
mfccmf 3 years ago
homesexuality is not genetic, it is a purely developed acquired behavior. The brian is twisted and thus deviates from nature.
rmyussef 3 years ago
the wrong question is asked. nature versus nurture matters not. our behavior matters.
if i am heterosexual by some combination of nature and nurture, fine... why analyze it? what matters is that i don't do the things that God hates. (adultery, fornication, homosexual acts.)
adopted3 3 years ago
Well throwing God into the equation is high and mighty of you. You know what God wants? I doubt you do. Not everyone even believes in YOUR rules. Being attracted to the same sex is not a choice no matter who tries to argue that it is. You no more make a conscious choice to be straight or gay.
Ronnie7311 3 years ago
exactly, it's not a choice any more than is heterosexuality. but does this excuse the behavior? is a non-choosing heterosexual excused to commit fornication or adultery? these aren't my opinions. God is clear that He hates sin. i'll throw God into every equation; yes, i think He's that important. you think He might actually have something to do with genetics and parenting and life's experiences? invest a little in these things-- they're worth more than the insides of your coconut.
adopted3 3 years ago
Offcourse there is no gay gene thats retarded -_-
If it is the gays will be together and cant create a baby
thats common logic -_-
Severion 3 years ago
I do not believe homosexuality is genetic because if it were, it would not exist as natural selection would not favor an organism that does not reproduce.
bm13245 3 years ago
exactly
funk192 3 years ago
How do you explain it in other animals species then? You ever think of it as a natural way for population control? Either way these arguments go. Being gay is not a "wrong" or bad thing. It just is.
Ronnie7311 3 years ago
So are you agreeing or disagreeing with me? Frankly, I don't talk stupid and your "explain it in other animals species" question is stupid.
Why? What is your point? Do you have even one?
bm13245 3 years ago
Wuoa she is hot, if I were a woman I would become a lesbian just for her. :-P
bravehartbear 3 years ago
I would just presume that the studies show that it would be manipulated by more than 1 gene. like eye color is
elliotm77 3 years ago
If one is brought up in a society were Male's mimic women(i.e. Pantomime) and women pretended to be men then what is a young kids to think. Most people do not discover they have sexual urges until there in there teens. I think people that discover there sexuality in there infancy must have had another person pleasure them sexually. I have seen unwitting ( maybe not) gown ups put a young boys on there knee and bounce them up and down as if to make them feel good.
MicrosoftsourceCode 3 years ago
I don't believe that it is genetic. I never did.
eugenetswong 3 years ago
I have a question. If there wasn't such a stigma towards homosexuality, and gay people felt no shame for being gay, then would anyone care if there was a gay gene or not? And what if it is all social; bad parenting, childhood rape, etc.? Should we really care what the cause is? Everyone has some behavior built in, for one reason or another, that doesn't fit the mold anyway. It's ok. Little can be done about it, so accept it. Just be happy. It's no ones business anyway..just a thought..peace
bilgerburg 3 years ago
Why would anyone CHOOSE to be gay. That makes no sense whatsoever. If you are straight, then that means you can choose to be gay if you want? No you can't, because you are NOT. It is not a choice.
Ronnie7311 3 years ago
This video didn't say anything about choice.
Choice doesn't define whether or not something is a genetic or conditioned by experience.
Examples:
Women that are raped often develop post tramatic stress disorder. They don't choice PTSD but it's a result of experience.
People often don't choice who they fall in love with, but fall in love after a number of experiences with that person.
People don't choice to be drug addicts. Had they never taken the drug, they wouldn't be addicted.
psychetruth 3 years ago
People do choose to be drug addicts. They choose to do drugs for some reason. Sexual preference is something innate. Almost like personality, hair color.
Ronnie7311 3 years ago
"People do choose to be drug addicts. They choose to do drugs for some reason."
By that argument I could say, "People do choose to be gay. They do decide to have sex with people of the same gender for some reason."
If doing a drug is a choice, so is having sex with someone.
psychetruth 3 years ago
yep thats true. then again i belive that i decide my destiny and my life so i could say that if i wanted i could turn straight but then again i dont want to i think i came to this world with a purpose and being gay was a part of it.
what i am trying to say here is that human beings are free by nature not bondage and everthing that happens in our lifes we atracted somehow even unwanted things.
thats my point of view .
gliderman19 3 years ago
I doubt very much that there is a "Gay Gene" but sexual orientation is something that is definatlty inborn in an individual, it is too deeply ingrained not to be. You are who you are, and NO zombieszombiesz people do not choose to be Homosexual.
SAlcocer12 3 years ago 3
Love your work. A thought for you. Genetics predispose you to certain hormonal characteristics or psychological imprinting however, environment/nurture allows the individual to interpret that thus guiding actions. For example, I was born with higher estrogen but my environment created the conflict of am I gendered female or male. Since I was sexed male and concluded I had a predisposition to female, thus conflict; gay solution. Your thoughts?
razellicious 3 years ago
nice legs!
Steadno 3 years ago
I don't think it's genetic. There are more than just the physical factors to homosexuality. Like emotion, and spiritual.
It's not just the sexual attraction itself.
xnrcsx 3 years ago
genetic. love is an instinct.
wontdance4u 3 years ago 2
i think it is. i know heaps of people who are gay with gay siblings... i know one family where the mum is a lesbian, her twin sons are both gay, one daughter is bisexual and the other daughter is straight.
daniellefromnz 3 years ago
its probably not genetic, i believe its based on horomones & what happens before birth
asilenthill 3 years ago
Let me digress a bit.Are you the same girl
in the Sarah Nation videos?
jven11 3 years ago
It seems as if, evolutionarily, a gay gene would not have been passed on.
litotelitote 3 years ago
The video was not at all conclusive, but my opinion is still that there is likely, a genetic predisposition of verying degrees, with environment pushing the predisposition in one direction or the other, and parental role observation by children playing some part, large or small, in how a future gay adult views the sexual role of each men or women, and which one they are attracted to sexually...
Opinionator52 3 years ago
Unless I'm missing something here, it seems to me that 52% of gay identical twins both being gay is a far higher ratio than the general population which would indicate a strong genetic component. Whether or not there is a "gay gene" I don't know but I'm very confident that most gay people are at least born with a PREDISPOSITION for homosexuality in the same way people are born naturally artistic, mathmatically gifted, musically inclined, good at languages etc etc. Are these traits environmental?
glazinq 3 years ago
Ah, but most twins are raised together, thus same environment. One can only argue genetics are the major factor when the twins are separated from birth. I'm adopted but I look a lot like my mother. Well, her diet is what became mine until I woke up & started eating right. She's got tons of medical problems, exponentially since she takes pharmaceuticals- while I take only herbs & am far healthier now. My uncle & aunt eat organic & still are not in perfect health. Very complicated.
Fritaly 3 years ago
I know for sure that it is genetic. I have seen for myself that it can pass through generations of the same family.
Ronnie7311 3 years ago
but how can I then be gay, while there were no one in my fathers Family and my Mothers? It's clearly not genetic.
rffshvj 3 years ago 2
You have to consider that years ago people didn't admit to it. There could be relatives that are and just deny it or hide it.
Ronnie7311 3 years ago 2
well you're right with that. But I don't think it's really got anything to do with genes. I am what's called an "humanist" and I believe it's different. But: Everybody should have his own opinion, that's important and good.
rffshvj 3 years ago
as far as you know! how many people esp in the past, came out?
personally i think its possibly both (nature & nurture), i dont necessarily think its homogenous, the reasons why one individual is gay or not. predisposition is likely.
tackynonsense 3 years ago
You've seen it for yourself? What, have you been following it like a private eye? Maybe you can trap it! It's probably worth a lot of money...lol. Just kidding ..no offense intended.
bilgerburg 3 years ago
Homosexuality is definitely affected by the environment one is raised in. There may also be a genetic element involved too. I knew a guy who was already wanting to kiss boys at six years old. However, without a massive study of homosexual and heterosexual peoples DNA we'll never know for sure. But really, what would be the point of spending a huge amount of money (probably taxpayer's money) on such a study? It's not going to tell us anything that will change the world as we know it.
Tarumaezan 3 years ago
i would say its in all probability impossible to have a gay gene
why? because if genes are passed down from generations of parents to their children. gay people don't have children so the gene would die out. bisexuality could be an excuse, but it would mean gay genes would all hinge on bisexuality.
it is more likely that homosexuality stems from abnormalities in mental functions. something akin to phobias, o.c.d, etc.
CobraStyleDevil 3 years ago
Because it's abnormal for homosexuals to
have children the "Gene" that causes it should become very! rare or extinct,
If you don't procreate your genes die out.
There was one study of twin homosexuals that's often quoted, but they fail to tell people that after the study the researcher left his wife and children to run off with his boy friend.
uzijohn 3 years ago