they find the gene that predetermines whether or not your child would be homosexual. Would you abort if your baby has the gene? Our have the child and love him/her unconditionally knowing that the possibility is within their genetics?
2007-01-31 14:46:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
studies show that a child's sexual orientation is set at the age of 3 and that it does not manifest itself until the teen years.
I learned this as a psych major.
2007-01-31 15:05:49 · update #1
I would not abort my child if I knew in advance that he or she would be gay. In fact, I think it might be better to know ahead of time; then I would know what to expect and wouldn't be surprised when my child revealed his or her sexuality to me.
Unlike the poster above me, I do believe that people are born gay or straight. Sexuality generally doesn't manifest until a child is in his or her teens, but I think that sexuality is predetermined -- it is not a choice. As a friend of mine says, "If being gay was a choice, I wouldn't have chosen it." He was treated very badly in high school and even afterward purely because of his sexuality. I think that people shouldn't be judged by who they sleep with. Why should it matter to anyone but the people directly involved?
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2007-01-31 14:52:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no gene that predetermines whether or not your child will be homosexual.
AND it is not a lifestyle choice or personality trait. This is how you are born. It's something in the brain. We cannot help who we are and aren't attracted to.
To you 'straight' men: could you just choose to go out and love another man physically? hell no
To you 'straight' women: could you just go out and do the nasty with another lady? hell no.
To you homosexuals: i bet the thought of sleeping with or falling for the opposite sex is laughable.
People are just soooo stupid these days. Homosexuals do not choose to be gay. They just are. Accept this and move on. There's no way of making your kid 'straight.' Support and love your children no matter what.
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asking if i'd abort my baby because it had a different sexuality than me? that's absurd. it's like asking me would i kill my child if i knew he/she had red hair..or green eyes...or missing a finger..your child is your child. No matter what. May be hard for you to deal with society, but that's something you have to deal with when it comes.
Your decision to have a child is a big one. Be ready to deal with anything and everything that comes with it. IF you can't, don't even bring the poor thing into the world if you wont love it unconditionally.
This question seriously angers me.
2007-01-31 22:58:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there's a gene for it, I think it's a personality thing. But if such a thing were possible, I would NOT NOT NOT abort a child for being homosexual. Homosexuals are PEOPLE, and there's nothing wrong with their lifestyle choice, even if it's different and wouldn't produce me any grandkids. So no, I wouldn't love a child any less, much less end its life, because it has the possibility of being gay.
2007-01-31 22:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by grayhare 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gene or no gene, my baby is my flesh and blood and it is selfish to abort for such a reason. (Science could be wrong - I've known people to have been told they are going to have a baby with down syndrome but the baby was not with down at all).
2007-01-31 22:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by Baby girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could care less if my child is homo or hetro sexual. That is about the least of my worries. I care much more about 10 fingers and 10 toes and 2 eyes and a nose.
2007-01-31 23:24:37 · answer #5 · answered by Karen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont believe homosexuality is predetermined. Its not a birth defect they aren't born that way. I think its a lifestyle choice. And the people that make that choice just try to play it off on "they were born that way" when honestly i dont believe that they are.
2007-01-31 22:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would never abort the child! I would (maybe) give it up for adoption. But gay/lesbian is a choice. We are NOT born with it. We become it.(if you were gay, I mean, not everyone, nor I) If I couldn't give it up for adoption, I would make it VERY clear how wrong it is and that I don't support it and furthermore their partner will not be allowed in my house. But since we are not born with a gay gene, it would be impossibe.
2007-01-31 22:51:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no such thing as a homo gene so it doesnt matter. there is no way to know if your child will be a homosexual
2007-01-31 22:49:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would still have the child. It does not matter what there sexuality is. It is still a beautiful child that you had.
2007-01-31 22:51:35 · answer #9 · answered by Kayla F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I would not abort my child if they were homosexual. I would love him/her unconditionally.
2007-01-31 22:49:33 · answer #10 · answered by Haulie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋