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Question

The great debate of homosexuality and how one develops into this classification of people is strongly biased from many angles. However, coming from a purely scientific view, evidence suggests that there is a combination of genetic and environmental factors that ultimately determine the path one follows. My question is, has this type of sexuality always been a part of humanity dating back to the dawn of man? Is there evidence suggesting that homosexuality is a "defect" in the DNA sequence and it goes against the natural order of things? Mainly, has homosexuality or homosexual behavior always been a part of history? Even dating back millions of years and including present day animals?

Answer 1

Some primates exhibit homosexual behavior as part of their social structure. Male-male mounting among Macaques is seen as an expression of power and dominance. Among Bonobo chimpanzees sex is used as a social glue to diffuse tension. males mount males and females engage in genital rubbing.

Answer 2

Ancient civilizations had homosexuality. Of course they also had plenty of rape and cannibalism too...

The view I've come to accept is that genetics play a factor toward homosexual tendencies just as they do toward, say, extreme rage. I've known people who've struggled with both.

Homosexuality is not an alternative lifestyle, though; very few people who are "gay" would have chosen it by choice. It is an aberrant deviancy, and meets every qualification for a mental illness as set forth by the APA (or was it MLA? One of those.) It was only removed fairly recently for political reasons.

There are a number of notable homosexuals throughout history, of course, many of whom are otherwise respectable (just kidding.) Tchaikovsky and Schubert come to mind, as do Oscar Wilde and William Shakespeare and many others. As you can see, many historically famous homosexuals were enviable in character and accomplishment, while others were pretty F'd up.

Homosexuals usually tend to dislike (of course) the reasoning of many thought-leaders that their sexuality is the product of psychological damage, or carnal wickedness. Neither of these are a kind sentiment, of course, and they're often difficult to argue against (but just make things harder when otherwise upstanding citizens, especially within the church, start to enter into puzzling attractions...)

As far as the natural order, any view that homosexuality has a place in either the secular natural order or a theistically grounded one, is an emotionally compromised one. Strictly going by the facts, it's a deviant defect and nothing more.

But controversies, particularly those aided in earnest by the media in a dull-minded yet actively-ideological society like today's America, are never simply a matter of the facts. There's nothing that can't be defended to the hilt with legitimate, false, or slightly-relevant facts by people who want to be seen as OK. And why wouldn't they?

My take? Homosexuals aren't the scum of the earth,. They're people, made in God's likeness and beloved dearly by Him. They also happened to be confused and predisposed to sin, just like everyone else... albeit one that is exceptionally threatening and uncomfortable to society at large. The political agenda waged thereby is an unfair and devious one, though.

(Some would say that outspoken, "unrepentant" homosexuals are universally damage cases and will never stop looking for trouble or settle for peace, because that's the nature of sin. I can't disagree.)

Homosexuals aren't evil or deficient (per se; not any more than anyone else), their sexuality just isn't normal. I think the healthiest thing for everyone is to accept this without balking, extrapolation, or rashness. If homosexuals stop demanding to be considered sexually normal, and not force their beliefs aggressively on others who prefer to protect their families and themselves from something they consider obscene (irony, anyone?), then there wouldn't be nearly so much trouble because there wouldn't be nearly the trouble-seeking and fight-picking.

Answer 3

It has always been and always will be. Modern apes have homosexual relations when there are females, so it must be natural. And have you studied ancient Greece? It was normal for a man to have a young male lover until he was married. Do a little research. You should come up with some great topics.

Answer 4

I would say that it does date back to the animals. My two female dogs, not spayed, try to "do" each other at that time of the month, I guess you could call it. They don't seem to know the difference.

I say it's the way you are made up genetically. Yes, some people go that way on purpose, perhaps pushed that way because no one of the opposite sex wants them. Who knows for sure?

Answer 5

since the beginning of man we have always tried to put ourselves above each other and I think the weaker ones are the ones that turn towards others for comfort like themselves. I do not believe that homosexuality comes from our genes as I do not believe that God would do that. It comes from the pressure of society and the ole devil himself

Answer 6

i would have to say yes, becuase if it's in the DNA then it's been there always. Maybe people may have not understood what was going on back then when they felt those feelings, but i say yes.

Answer 7

pffff do it yourself