Food for thought on being born gay.?

Question

Because I am gay...I can perpetuate these stereotypes... :-)

Why is it that so many hair stlylists are gay?
Why is it that so many artists are gay?
Why is it that so many interior decorators are gay?
Why is it that so many designers are gay?
Why is it that so many in theater are gay?
Why is it that so many dancers are gay?

Could it be that gay people are more creative than their straight counterparts?

Is creativity learned, or is it something you are born with? I believe it to be something one is born with....therefore, is there a link between the "creative gene" and the "gay gene"?

Granted, not all gay people are creative...but, I would wager a guess...especially considering the disproportionate number of gay people in creative fields, that gays on average are more creative than their straight counterparts.

Your thoughts?

And please, no need to regurgitate the memorized scripture for "battling the homosexual"...we all know it.

Answer 1

Well now this is my own theory, NOT the scientific mainstream. I think there is something that happens when the sperm & egg meet, maybe two sperm get into the egg. That creates another set of the father's DNA that would be nearly identical to each other, yet separate. As the egg divides and multiplies, it really has 3 sets of DNA which evolve into the fetus or baby.

What got me thinking about this was a TV show I saw on chimeras, who have two sets of DNA in them. One of them was a mother who gave birth to a baby who, according to DNA, was not hers, even though they tested the baby immediately after birth. Neither were her other two children.

Another was a mixed race baby who had a checkerboard pattern to his coloring. Very interesting. There are some more cases, very rare they say. But are they really rare? It's as though the body is male, but the brain is female or vice-versa.

There is something going on at conception, during growth in the womb, or shortly after birth that encourages or causes gays to be gays.

And what about hermephrodites? How do you explain that?

You know that it has nothing to do with religion. And yes, in my opinion, gays are quite special, creative, wonderful people. (And I'm not at all gay myself, but have friends who are.)

Answer 2

The gay ones are just more prominent. All the hairdressers I know are straight, both male and female, dancers, straight, painters straight etc etc etc. Those are the ones I know personally.

Myself, I'm a writer and a science student, and a lesbian.

I don't think it has any correlation, a huge amount of the gay men I know aren't creative. I think it's just what the media wants to push, and what's fashionable, gay is the new black don't you know?

Also, note about twin studies, you don't need 100% correlation to prove a link, a difference between mono- and di- zygotic twins can prove or disprove some degree of genetic link. (I spent three years studying this stuff, and still have two more of it, I'm fairly well versed on statistical analysis of genetics and psychology). But that are other studies to consider as well.

Answer 3

I'm an artistic designer, and straight. I've worked with artists, interior designers, and know several who work in theater, all straight. In fact, most of the gay men I know around here are white collar business types.

I think you see that trend because many gays move to more tolerant areas like LA and NYC, and in those areas there are more jobs in such fields.

Just my opinion of course.

Answer 4

im not sure about the gay thing, considering im not gay and none of my close friends are ethier. but being creative is defenatly something you're born with. im sure it can be taught, but only to an extent. ive always been artistic, ever sense i could pick up a pencil. and when i take art in school, many other people can draw, but only with extensive help from the teacher, and for me it come natuarlly.

Answer 5

If one is either born gay or straight, then how do we explain bisexual people?

And supposedly some identical twins who were separated at birth have been reported to have different sexual orientations.

And what about people who claimed to have changed sexual orientation from straight to gay or vice versa over the course of a lifetime (I know that this is not a PC thing to say, but we cannot ignore real life data simply because it seems to contradict what we want to see)?

This is another one of those nature vs nurture arguments that probably cannot be fully resolved by a few opinionated people arguing back and forth on Y!A.

Answer 6

How you got to where you are today has little importance as to where you will go in the future. The "Nature / Nurture" debate is a moot point. It will continue ad nausium with no resolution.
Chosen lifestyle?
Born gay?
Once someone has heard the Gospel and becomes aware of God's thoughts about homosexuality, it is from then on that they have a lifestyle choice to make, and that they remain accountable for it in the future.

Answer 7

MMMMM.......I'm straight and have been an opera singer/actor so I don't know if there is a direct connection. I think it is because the artistic community is so accepting and open. We don't close doors to anyone. If you noticed and I'll own up to this, most of us creative types are a little off-center........

Answer 8

I'm a gay graphic designer...lol.

Sure, I suppose it's all that "left brain right brain" stuff. Then again, my boyfriend is a gay nuclear pharmacist.

"They didn't have a father figure." LOL. Jesus, what IS it with people that they just can't accept that some people are born gay, that it's not the result of some traumatic experience? My dad was always a strong presence in my house growing up, he was always there for me and I always respected him. My parents are still together after 30 years of marriage. So tell me another one.

Answer 9

i understand I even have been bi seeing that i will bear in mind. Oh and BTW there is not any "gay gene" it rather is only a easy exchange interior the dimensions and positioning of the Pituitary Gland. All mammals could have it and be gay. LGBT makes up approximately 10% of all mammal species.

Answer 10

Before I post my answer, let me qualify it by stating:...
...I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST HOMOSEXUALS...
-(though I'm sure there are those who will still infer it by my response to this question)-.

On Y!A and elsewhere I have posted many thoughts with reference to the "Innate vs. Choice" and "Gay Gene" arguments,...but it seems to me to be a waste of time...
...as it has been my experience that those who post these types of questions are not truly looking for substantive debate.
No, - the real reason, sadly enough, is that they are merely baiting an opportunity for conflict;...
putting an on-line 'chip on their shoulder' and daring those who oppose their views to come up to them and 'knock it off'.

However, in that this question appears to have been posted in a non-hostile fashion, I will leave you with this one thought on the subject:

Given that identical twins are, for the practical intent and purpose of this debate, - genetic replicates of one another,...
...and if homosexuality is an innate human trait, and not at all rooted in a conscious or sub-conscious choice...

...then, by this argument, - all identical twins are either gay or straight; no gay person could have a straight identical twin, and vice versa...

Once you find a set of identical twins who do not share the same sexual orientation (and, I think it goes without saying, - they DO exist), then the "Innate vs. Choice" or "Gay Gene" arguments are substantially diminished, if not entirely moot..

P.S. Once again, - for the record:
I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST HOMOSEXUALS

P.P.S.
Pheonix: First allow me to thank you for not attacking my stance as if I were homophobic.

I fully understand your argument, and agree with it to a point (though I did qualify mine by limiting it to a practical view involving identical twins only).
That said, I would still surmise that the statistics will never sum up in favor if a direct genetic link to homosexuality as I feel that it is an inclination which is, at best and not limited to, - a result of genetic predisposition(s).

I thank you for your intelligent response, - and my mind is always open to evidence and opinion on the subject...:-)