Homosexuality is a natural phenomenon which is perfectly compatible with a rewarding and fulfilling life
Studies done by homosexual activists are always trying to prove the above proposition. So far none of their research has been scientific enough to pass peer review. The "gay gene" theory has been disavowed by all, except the dream lives on among the wishful thinkers and still lives on as a social mythology.
So "not quite" back to you Ophiucus. So far all these "researchers" have presented are biased attempts at legitimatizing a deviant and morally inferior lifestyle. Dan Quayle was correct, biblically and physically, [not "pc" though] when he said that homosexuality is a bad moral choice.
I don't think we're talking about the same thing.
As for peer review, LeVay's research was published in Science and Nature. Later research was published in the Journal of Neuroscience, American Journal of Physiology, Science, and other peer reviewed journals.
I was not referring to a "gay gene." Sexually dimorphic nuclei and their development is not a genetic question. It is a development phenomenon. As the hypothalamus develops (fetal and neonate), it is bathed in hormones. If those hormones aren't in the right concentrations or if the cells don't respond to the hormones then the neurons do not develop correctly in humans. Some species, like certain lizards, switch sexes during their lifecycle and thus the hormones are responsible for "re-wiring" the hypothalamus to switch it from male to female. This is a hormonal interaction and not a "gay gene" that can be passed on - just like fetal alcohol syndrome can not be passed on.
So "not quite" back to you Ophiucus. So far all these "researchers" have presented are biased attempts at legitimatizing a deviant and morally inferior lifestyle.
The researchers of this article or ones investigating LeVay's findings don't have an agenda outside of understanding how the brain interacts with other body systems to produce behavior. The neurophysiology of learning, memory, and behavior is an important area of study and the only bias it has is for understanding and knowledge.
Dan Quayle was correct, biblically and physically, [not "pc" though] when he said that homosexuality is a bad moral choice.
Simplistic thinking. If the cause is from developmental disorder, then a blanket condemnation is like saying a retarded child is punishment of the sins of the parents - a once held view.
On the other hand, as the gay community continues to advocate dangerous and damaging behaviors stemming from a disorder and using that as an excuse, then they are guilty of immoral behavior.