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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Have you ever spoken to those twin relatives and asked the one who is gay?
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What, whether they chose it or not? No I haven't. Frankly it doesn't matter to me, that's the way they are and I accept them as they are.
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Try talking to some people who are gay - ultimately this is one of the things that led me away from religion. People like CB preaching their message of hatred and intolerance, calling it a choice.
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I'm not particularly fond of organized religions for many reasons. This would be one.
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Scientists have studied twins to try and learn if being gay is biologically determined. Studies of identical and fraternal twins suggest that there is a genetic influence on sexual orientation. If being gay were strictly genetic, then in identical twins, there would be a 100% concordance rate for sexual orientation. But one study in 1995 found a 52% correlation for male identical twins and 22% for male fraternal twins. A study on females came up with similar results. If one identical twin was a lesbian, in 48% of cases, the other twin was also a lesbian. For fraternal twins, the concordance was 16%. (source Simon LeVay
These studies show that people with the same genetic make up (identical twins) are more likely to share sexual orientation than those with different genetic make up (fraternal twins.) Genetics alone cannot cause sexual orientation, but they do play a part.
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That really doesn't do anything other than back up my initial statement. This is kind of what I was getting at in my original post. It isn't strictly the way you are born.
I believe that you are perhaps genetically predisposed towards being gay, much like being genetically predisposed towards heart problems or a multitude of other things. What could potentially trigger it? Is it a choice? Is it environmental factors? Are some people gay but either never recognize it or accept it? Who knows.
Anyways, to the original topic:
I have zero problem with gay unions - full rights and everything.