re: If homosexuals are “born that way”

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If you claim it’s genetic, you must also accept that a gene that makes you attracted exclusively to the opposite sex is an abnormality to discourage you from reproducing.

Is there homosexuality in other species? Sure but an individual organism that is only interested in the same sex will end the spread of that gene.


ETA. I don’t think it’s genetic. I think it’s a product of the environment and availability of sexual gratification based on individual disposition. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

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It's likely that there is a genetic component but the phenotype is modulated by hormonal activity in the womb.

The reason gays still exist even though they can't reproduce is that it is passed on through the mothers side. It could be something the mother unknowingly does to their children while in the womb, or just something that is passed through the X chromosome - or both.

Mothers with 2 straight boys and 1 younger gay one are well taken care of. There's plenty of evolutionary benefit. The genders are constantly battling each other in genetics.