

Originally posted by Hullabaloo





Dean Hamer's discovery of the "gay gene."… Hamer and others suggested this finding would eventually transform our understanding of sexual orientation.



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Unfortunately, that hasn’t really happened yet has it? It sickens me when people still in what should be a modern society adopt primitive concepts like, “homosexuality is a choice,” or “homosexuality is a mental disorder,” or “Homosexuality is caused by bad parenting.” These ideas are atrocious and are based on zero evidence… Homosexuality is not a choice …Homosexuality is not bad and no one can get rid of homosexuals

I believe that is true. I have always maintained that homosexuality has a biological and not moral/spiritual/ethical basis. That being said however, that does not mean it is normal. My objection to the ‘normalization’ of homosexuality is based upon the assertion that while it may be natural it is not normal. This study seems to reinforce that reasoning. Therefore, while homosexuality should be tolerated it should not be thought of as just an ‘alternative’ norm.As a basis for my argument, let’s use a parallel; there are many people that are born blind. That is not their fault and it is a result of a natural – albeit failed – biological process. Nature has failed them in not making them normal, i.e. sighted. Now, we certainly should not beat them or shun them because they were born blind. Society should treat them with as much dignity and respect as possible.But that does not mean that we should also accept them as completely normal and allow them the complete and unfettered freedoms that a sighted person would have; because the fact is that they arecompletely normal. We all recognize the fact that they are different and should accept that their difference will always keep them from realizing all potentials as an normal/sighted person. We cannot simply allow, as a functioning society, blind bus drivers or police officers. Any sane person realizes that.The same goes for homosexuals. While we can accept them and treat them with the same basic rights as any other human being we cannot presume that they are entirely normal. That means that there must be certain limitations and limitation of expectations placed upon homosexuals, e.g. marriage, adoption, etc. Trying to tell people that they must accept homosexuality as different but completely equal to heterosexuality is like saying it’s just as good to be blind as it is to have sight no matter what endeavor the person is engaging in.Therefore, speaking of gayness as simply an alternative lifestyle is just as illogical as saying blindness is just an alternative method of seeing. It is not – it’s a birth defect.It should be tolerated as such but not accepted as normal or simply 'alternative'.