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Some people are born gay. We've all met them. That's just the way it is.

Yet not a single credible scientist agrees with the above statement. In fact science, including the posted article, is quite hostile to the born gay argument.

"In fact science, including the posted article, is quite hostile to the born gay argument."

Ummmmmmmmm no.

The article states that there is not a "gay gene"

The article... pretty clearly states that "sexual orientation is genetically influenced..."...and that there are in fact "predispositions"

"sexual orientation is genetically influenced but not hardwired by DNA, and that whatever genes are involved represent predispositions, not predetermination"

As I read this article.... it appears that there's a pretty big chunk of gray area there. Not to mention that Scientists haven't figured out what the majority of "junk DNA" plays in the make up of sexuality. So for this guy to come out and say there is no "gay" gene is a teeny bit presumptuous.

If one believes in G_D....is one to REALLY believe that there is "junk DNA"?

LOL

Did he blow his nose on the grand assembly line and dribble a bit of "junk DNA" into the human genome?

End result>>> just one more inconclusive waste of time / money study.

In fact science, including the posted article, is quite hostile to the born gay argument.

You better go to the dictionary and look up the word "heritable". It means "inherited" which means "born with" - not "acquired". Some people are born funny, some people are born smart, some people are born mean and some people are born queer and this scientist says that "evidence from twin studies does in fact support" that. Granted - he feels that the "predisposition" is what is inherited - but that is exactly what makes people queer - the "predisposition" to be queer. You can change the meaning of his words to mean "hostile to the born gay argument" - but that is not what the man said:

"An area of particularly strong public interest is the genetic basis of homosexuality. Evidence from twin studies does in fact support the conclusion that heritable factors play a role in male homosexuality.

By the way - many of these twin studies were done on twins separated at birth - so the "environmental" argument does not hold water.