Son needs article on research about gay lifestyle - please help

12-13-01

[wyopa]

I know that I read here on Free Republic (awhile ago -- perhaps 3-4 months?) an article about research done on the gay lifestyle. The gist of the article was that an independent, non-Christian researcher had determined there is no proof that there is such a thing as a gene that "makes" someone a homosexual. The researcher seemed to be, in fact, surprised at the results of his research.

I have searched here on Free Republic but couldn't find the article. Can anyone point me in the right direction? My son, a freshman in high school, is preparing to argue this out with his entire biology class (all students plus the teacher vs. him). He needs some ammunition.

And one thing Freepers are good at is ammunition!

Any other resources, succinctly written, would also be greatly appreciated.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Your help is neede here.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

neede=needed

[DainBramage]

Why not ask an expert on the subject? Joe...take over.

[Dimensio]

There was the Spitzer study, where he received a list of 200 names from "ex-gay" groups of people who had gone through their program and discovered that about 66% of men and 44% of women polled (in a 45-minute telephone interview) had acheived "healthy heterosexual functioning". He also noted that many of them still had homosexual desires -- they just didn't act on them.

IIRC even Spitzer stated that his study was hardly scientific or conclusive and that it has been misrepresented, so I don't know if that's what you're looking for.

[CholeraJoe]

KMA, Dain.

[Eccl 10:2]

Try this

For more go to Google and put in keywords like "homosexual gene study". There are tons of links. Check 'em out, and pick the ones you like.

[simicyber]

Go to National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) at www.narth.com for a wealth of information on "gay" gene" and other data from a psychiatric/psychological point of view.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Do you think *I* started this thread? LOL!

[BibChr]

Search at Family Research Council's web site; last I checked, they had some really good material.

Dan

[RedBloodedAmerican]

LOL bad boy. no donut.

[DainBramage]

Is KMA some sort of perverted slang they use?

[OldFriend]

Mom, this is your son's homework......you do him no favor by doing it for him.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Is this the article?

Born Gay? — Not So Fast Say Homosexual Researchers!

it was bookmarked on Laz's website.

[wyopa]

Hey, it isn't homework. The teacher throws out these loaded questions at the end of class. They aren't for credit -- just to get the kids thinking, I suppose. My son's viewpoints often pit him against most of the class (especially related to evolution but also on ethics issues). So I'm not doing his homework because it isn't homework. The subject of a homosexual gene is tomorrow's hot topic, continued from today. I'm just helping him gather results of scientific studies that he can use tomorrow.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

It's the secret code for "NAMBLA LOVES YOU". They have a handshake that goes with it.

[Eccl 10:2]

Sorry for the repost, but I want to get it to the original poster. Apologies to RBA.

Try this

For more go to Google and put in keywords like "homosexual gene study". There are tons of links. Check 'em out, and pick the ones you like.

[Destructor]

If I were you I'd keep an eye on that young man!

[Caipirabob]

Try a search on AIDs, you should find they go hand in hand here.

[TheMole]

This is the place. Scientific, documented, rational, with firmly grounded moral standards.

National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality