“As I see it, science is moving in the direction that the orientation is wired in.”
Well, they’ve tried to find the “gay gene” (not to be confused with my gay friend, Gene) for 25 years now. They haven’t found it. The best that any medical person will tell me is that one has “tendencies”, akin to the “tendency” to be a couch potato. Certainly there is no overwhelming drive that forces us to have those sex acts as part of our hard wiring.
Still, like global warming, this is a political issue. If your research is based on the premise that we choose our sexual attractions (at some level, nurture vs nature, etc) then where would that idea land you? Thrown off of campus with no funding!
I can't agree with you there. I have known many homosexuals who tried very hard to deny their overwhelming drive.
I don't know that anyone is still looking for a "gay gene," which I doubt exists. While I believe that homosexuality has a biological basis, I think it is less likely to be genetic than environmental. I think the most likely explanation is something in the mother's uterine environment that affects the brain development of the fetus in utero.
One could call this genetic only in the sense that it would be the mother's genes that would create this situation. But it would not be the genes of the affected individual.
I also see no reason why there must be a single explanation. If the above scenario is correct, it will not necessarily explain all instances.
I have no financial interest in this opinion. I do not do research in this area, I just read the literature.