re: Science, Race, Homosexuality, Abortion, and Religion

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Well it appears that its epigenitic, which means they are "born" this way. or at least, its outside their control.


Epigenes seems to be behavioral marks that are placed upon genes and the science behind that is really indecisive. Still, it would seem that it is not at the level of genetic or determinative, especially since you have identical twins not both being gay.

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As far as epigenes go there hasn't been any significant theories to back that up. Some researchers have said hey it appears homosexuals express this protein at a higher level than heterosexuals but it hasn't (to my knowledge) been backed up. Obesity is an epigene that has alot more research behind it. There is a very small amount of obese people that have an abnormal leptin gene which makes them more likely to be obese. However the majority of obese people are obese because of diet and lack of excercise you know lifestyle choices. The ones that do have to abnormal leptin gene can have that treated by taking a drug for it and hopefully in the future a gene replacement therapy.

Question for gays and gay rights people, if homosexuality is found to have a epigenetic basis because of an over/under expression of a protein would you be in favor of prescribing medicine that "fixes" the problem so that people are not homosexual anymore?