Zysoclaplem
Diamond Member
I don't think he was being 100% serious. But he might have been, heh. 😛
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Proof that hetero and homosexuality are genetic!
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I don't think he was being 100% serious. But he might have been, heh. 😛
Look, I'm just stating facts. Most of the best, most creative fashion designers in the world are gay men. The best interior designers are gay men. A large percentage of the best musicians of the 20th century were homosexual men. I'm just pointing out that gay men seem a bit more creative than straight guys - on average. Straight men are more physically aggressive than gay men. (They hit more people, rape more women and children, etc.) I don't think any of the above is due to "lifestlye" however. I think there are biological/ anatomical/ neurological differences between gay people and straight people (i.e., actual differences in brain structure) accounting for the differences in aptitudes. I'm just saying gays and straights are different, I'm not saying one is better than the other.
apoppin
Lifer
of course THEY do
:roll:
haven't you heard of "gay pride"?
Most hetros think THEIR lifestyle is superior. Many civilizations of the past were bisexual . . . it's just that the jewish-christian religious viewpoints prevail . . . and they are NOT superior [based on a single BS religious document pretending to be from the "creator" i.e. 'the bible']
:thumbsdown:
NuclearNed
Raconteur
Your title: Proof that hetero and homosexuality are genetic!
This post isn't meant to be either pro or anti homosexuality, but I felt compelled to point out that nothing in this article suggests that homosexuality is genetic. What this article proves is that humans can tweak the genetic code of fruitflies so that they behave differently than the non-tweaked versions. This doesn't even mean that there are genetically homosexual fruitflies - it just means that genetic codes are subject to tampering, the results of which are observable altered behaviors. Do genetically homosexual fruitflies even exist? If so, then the OP's title might carry a little more weight. As it stands, the title to this thread is inaccurate.
A good virus will tweak the settings of my pc so that it will operate differently than before; that doesn't mean that my pc is supposed to operate the way it does after it gets infected.
So the homosexual crowd shouldn't go into a big celebration just yet.
This post isn't meant to be either pro or anti homosexuality, but I felt compelled to point out that nothing in this article suggests that homosexuality is genetic. What this article proves is that humans can tweak the genetic code of fruitflies so that they behave differently than the non-tweaked versions. This doesn't even mean that there are genetically homosexual fruitflies - it just means that genetic codes are subject to tampering, the results of which are observable altered behaviors. Do genetically homosexual fruitflies even exist? If so, then the OP's title might carry a little more weight. As it stands, the title to this thread is inaccurate.
A good virus will tweak the settings of my pc so that it will operate differently than before; that doesn't mean that my pc is supposed to operate the way it does after it gets infected.
So the homosexual crowd shouldn't go into a big celebration just yet.
Mebbe you should get your ears checked. 😉
Certainly I don't think gay people should receive any special legal treatment. I think everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, whatever, should have the same rights and protections. I think all people should be treated the same by the government. Of course, what heterosexual people fail to acknowledge is that THEY are the ones singling gay people out for "special treatment" by denying gay people access to the basic legal protections and rights that they themselves take for granted.
NuroMancer
Golden Member
Just a question for you bio type. If it is truely a genetic thing, then won't that geonome become less and less typical in humans as "gay" people tend not to breed? Won't that mean that their will be less and less gay people?
Well, new research shows that female individuals with gay male relatives are more fertile (they have more children) than female individuals who don't have gay male relatives. It is theorized that the genes leading to homosexuality in males produce a quite different effect -- increased fertility -- when those genes occur in females. Because women with these genes are having more children (than women without the genes) this would theoretically "make up for" the effect of males with the genes not having children. Does that make sense? The point is that the gay gene occurs in the context of a family, and while such a family may produce more gay males, it will also produce more children overall (the females in the family will be more fertile) and therefore the two effects (homosexuality in males, increased fertility in women) cancel eachother out within the family unit. In that way, the genes remain in the population.
datalink7
Lifer
And lots of straight guys have "effeminate" qualities (metrosexual anyone?).
And how many gay guys act "effeminate" because they feel pressured into the stereotype?
The gay guy I know doesn't hate gay guys who act stereotypical... he hates that it is stereotypical. He isn't "acting straight", as you put it. He isn't acting at all. Just being himself, and refusing to be stereotyped into a roll.
shilala
Lifer
See, I don't think everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, whatever, should have the same rights and protections. I think all people should be treated on a case by case basis, as is reasonably possible, the by the government.
I think target programs, affirmative action, and endowments to specific races and social classes are a good thing. I think rich people should pay more taxes, and I think poor people should be given food and shelter. I don't think our women should be forced to serve in the military, I don't think children should be allowed to drink alcohol, I don't think Ladies should be allowed in the Men's restroom, and I don't think gays should be allowed to be married.
My point...
It's not a level or fair playing field. It never was, and it never will be.
In life, we are dealt our hand. I'm fortunate that I was born a white heterosexual male in a white heterosexual male's society. I am grateful that I wasn't born a black homosexual male, because I don't think I could take it.
Gayness does not make anyone so "different" or "special" that they deserve these mythical equal rights that no other class/group/individual on this planet are afforded.
And those effeminate straight guys are typically abused, bullied, called "i love you" "homo" etc. So sad.
None. The prevailing social pressure (both within the gay and straight communities) is for gays to butch it up, be "straight acting". It takes huge balls to be a swishy, effeminate, flaming gay in this day and age.
Good on him.
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