what do you think of this artical???

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060626/ap_on_he_me/sexual_orientation;_ylt=As2DaFv1l09KRXJkt6QaYuBa24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NW41NTlyBHNlYwMxNzAx

so it is rue...its a defect...or some type of birth defect...well hell,i already knew that

but it is still a choice...and i still believe how a person is raised is a big factor in it as well

Answer 1

I THINK PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES AND THEY CHOSE TO DO HOMOSEXUAL ACTS, WHEN YOU CHOSE YOUR ACTION YOU AUTOMATICALLY CHOSE THE CONSEQUENCES ALSO.

Answer 2

Read a little more accurately. It's an EFFECT, not a defect.

From the article: "It's likely to be a prenatal effect," said Anthony F. Bogaert of Brock University in St. Catharines, Canada.

This isn't new, or even news. It's been around since the mid-1990s when Blanchard and Bogaert recorded the same idea in "Archives of Sexual Behavior," finding that each additional older brother increases the odds of homosexuality by approximately 33%.

Birth order and the gender of other children in theamily have also been shown as in indicator of career paths. Is that a choice? Look, the best research indicates that there are both genetic and hormonal components.

The question for me remains "Why do people keep posing things like this if they're not willing to read the content of the article?"

Answer 3

I know plenty of families who have 5 - 9 boys in the family, and none turned out to be gay. Some men who are gay are only children or they are the oldest of the family. What about them? That article is ridiculous, having older brothers has nothing to do with being gay or not.
And I don't consider it a birth defect either.
I do think it is not really a choice if you feel homosexual tendencies, except for the choice to follow how you feel or follow what society wants you to be like. The gays I know said they just knew and suffered until they decided to follow the way they had felt all along.

Answer 4

Ok, so now it's the brothers' fault. I love this stuff, when will people learn. Oh well I guess I have a problem because I'm the oldest brother.

As for it being a choice, smarten up, unless you are willing to admit you have homosexual desires but choose to be straight, do not throw the old "it's a choice" crap at me boy.

I was at first concerned about your spelling, but realized after seeing the avatar......well let's just say "Seig Heil" is probably one of you personal favourite sayings.

Sorry if I offended you, but given the tenor of your question and the atrocious spelling I can only assume your either a Christian Fundamentalist nut-bar who would kill in the name of Jesus, or your a skinhead who would.....kill in the name of Jesus.

Answer 5

Ok, so here's the deal on the "choice" issue. I can only speak for me; I'm gay with zero inclination towards women. As such, I was presented with the option of either choosing to live a straight life, or living my life the way it felt natural to me. Take God out of the picture (it's America, and I'm allowed to be agnostic) and there's no moral reason not to be gay. There are societal reasons (I'm subject to more discrimination, more harassment, more rudeness, more nasty talk from people who are for some reason VERY interested in my bedroom habits), but those were honestly outweighed by how wrong it feels dating women. So, I chose my behavior, yes. HOWEVER, even most of the ex-gay ministries admit that there's nothing to be done to truly change one's orientation.

Answer 6

no surprises in the article. The evidence is slowly becoming overwhelming. Homosexuality is inborn. I don't think there is much question anymore.

Every form of scientific research indicates that homosexuality is inborn, whether for genetic or chemo-genetic reasons. Homosexuality is sexual attraction to the same sex to the exclusion of the opposite sex.

Homosexuality is as natural as any other form of sexuality. The traditional natural law argument maintained that homosexuality did not exist in nature, and therefore was unnatural and chosen by individuals. Now we know that to be totally false. Decades long indepth studies have revealed that in fact homosexuality exists in all of the hundreds of species studied; furthermore, among those with pair bonding, homosexual pair bonds occur to the exclusion of any heterosexual mating. The seminal study in this field is by Dr. Bruce Bagemihl and is titled "Biological Exuberance" it is published by St. Martin's Press and may be available to purchase online used.

Of course there are other equally ridiculous anti-gay arguments:

The argument that it is communicable -- one of the traditional anti-gay arguments -- is demonstrably false. People may deal with their sexuality later in life, but sexual attraction to same sex members combined with a total lack of sexual attraction to opposite sexed members cannot be spread from one person to the other.

Traditionally (pre 1970s) psychology treated homosexuality as a pathology (disease) and attempted, though admittedly without success, to "cure" it -- that changed in the 1970s, partially as a result of political action, but mostly as a result of a series of studies that convinced most psychologists that homosexuality was, whatever else it might be, neither a disease nor curable. Hundreds of peer reviewed studies since then have supported the progressive conclusion of the 1970's psychologists and psychiatrists.

Today we have a movement that claims it can cure homosexuality. Some of what it uses is pop psychology, most of what it uses is religious. The reality is, now being established by study after study, despite bitter opposition from the practicioners to any studies being performed; that it doesn't, and in fact can't change anyone at all.

That is not to say that a gay person can't pretend to be straight. Can't marry a woman, presuming that we are talking about a male (which will ill serve the woman, because real attraction will never be there) and can't father children. The whole process of living a secret life of one night stands and hidden trysts while pretending to be straight is the very closet from which gay people are escaping. It doesn't change what you are -- only lets the bigots feel more comfortable that you are "like everyone else," at the cost of your self-worth, dignity, and character -- and most of your female partner's dignity as well. To be in the closet is not to be straight, it is to be unhappy, perhaps even more unhappy than being celibate. It is also not to say that a gay person can't decide to live without sex, anyone can do that. A gay person however is a gay person; and cannot be anything else, not because of pathology, which has been rejected now for over 40 years by the doctors that study homosexuality, but because it is what is natural to him or her.

Birth order differences may indicate an increase in the possibility that the genetics are effected by chemical input in the womb -- we just don't know.

Regards,

Reynolds Jones
Schenectady, NY
http://www.rebuff.org

Answer 7

"love helping anyone in need even if it means i have to starve myself in the process.i would give my life for my family,friends,and beliefs (especially God) and i never start problems ,but alot of these people here sure do and then i dont back down...never will!!!"
99% percent of your questions are bashing minorities, and are against people because of their colour/race/sexuality.
You say on your answers blog: I NEVER START PROBLEMS. This is a lie...You are asking for trouble on every comment and question you make and ask...It is pretty ironic that you advertise your self as a Christian and a person who loves God, but you spread hatred and mistreat people. As far as I am concerned, I thought that He wants us to be tolerant and respect others, but apparebtly you have your own religion in your head, which id definately non Christian, because if you say it is, then you follow Satan and his ways. But what to expect from a person who beats up old men and steal their money...I feel sorry for you, and yes I am gay, and hurt no one. If you think that I am a sinner, at least my sins are not active on anyone and I would never harm or attack another human being. You have serious issues, and I really think that there are problems in your family and for that I am sorry...People dont deserve your hate though. If you are really a Christian I hope you find the right way soon, because if you keep going like this, you will only get your self an express ticket to hell...

Answer 8

I don't know man, interesting article. I've had some people get fighting mad when you say it's a choice. To be honest I don't know if it's choice or born that way or just a natural developement. I couldn't tell you. I just know in Grade school there were those guys that always were with girls holding thier purses ect and girls that always tried to hang with us. Maybe the influence started there who knows man

Answer 9

So does this mean you chose to be straight? Or is it a birth defect with you? Or maybe it's how you were raised . . . maybe you're really gay, but your upbringing has kept you from being the real you. Hmmmm . . . .

Answer 10

There has been research done showing that a gay males brain is more like a female's brain and a lesbian's brain is more like a male's brain. Thus making it not a choice but biological.

Answer 11

God made you straight? OK another question, could you choose to be gay? I know you could choose to engage in a homosexual act but could you choose to be attracted to the same sex? If you can answer yes to that question then you may be gay and or bisexual and guess what God made you that way. If you honestly answer no to the question then I guess you have your answer.