{"id":7700,"date":"2014-06-12T14:37:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T13:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=7700"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:23:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T10:23:46","slug":"homosexuality-genetic-not-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/homosexuality-genetic-not-again\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Homosexuality genetic’? Not again!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Professor<\/a>
Professor Michael Bailey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The latest study being used to support claims that homosexuality is genetic instead supports a multi-faceted causal sequence.<\/p>\n

Even the Guardian is now\u00a0retreating from ’caused by’ to ‘influenced by’ genes<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

‘A study of gay men in the US has found fresh evidence that male sexual orientation is influenced by genes. Scientists tested the DNA of 400 gay men and found that genes on at least two chromosomes affected whether a man was gay or straight.<\/p>\n

‘A region of the X chromosome called Xq28 had some impact on men’s sexual behaviour \u2013 though scientists have no idea which of the many genes in the region are involved, nor how many lie elsewhere in the genome.<\/p>\n

‘Another stretch of DNA on chromosome 8 also played a role in male sexual orientation \u2013 though again the precise mechanism is unclear.’<\/p>\n

Michael Bailey, a psychologist at Northwestern University in Illinois, is behind the research, and said, ‘The study shows that there are genes involved in male sexual orientation.’<\/p>\n

\"DNA<\/a>
Homosexuality genetic? \u00a0It’s not that simple …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Professor Bailey apologised a couple of years ago after\u00a0allowing a live sex toy demonstration<\/a><\/strong> in his ‘human sexuality’ class, so he has something of a campaigning interest in this subject. \u00a0 But when we read on:<\/p>\n

‘The gene or genes in the Xq28 region that influence sexual orientation have a limited and variable impact. Not all of the gay men in Bailey’s study inherited the same Xq28 region. The genes were neither sufficient, nor necessary, to make any of the men gay.<\/p>\n

‘The flawed thinking behind a genetic test for sexual orientation is clear from studies of twins, which show that the identical twin of a gay man, who carries an exact replica of his brother’s DNA, is more likely to be straight than gay. That means even a perfect genetic test that picked up every gene linked to sexual orientation would still be less effective than flipping a coin.’<\/p>\n

A ‘gay gene’ would be convenient for mothers who would wish to selectively abort such a baby, but it just does not exist. Bailey himself says there are ‘certainly other environmental factors involved.<\/span>‘ \u00a0The same external factors which would be like water off a duck’s back to someone can affect another individual deeply.<\/p>\n

\"Peter<\/a>
Peter Tatchell – rightly opposes ‘gay determinism’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peter Tatchell is also opposed to the ‘gay gene’ theory on the grounds that it enables an apologetic ‘but I was born this way so you should have pity on me’ line of argument. \u00a0Peter argues that the line trotted out by homosexual activists that it is ‘impossible to make someone gay’ by classroom propaganda is false. \u00a0\u00a0He writes<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

‘Removing the social opprobrium and penalties from queer relationships, and celebrating gay love and lust, would allow more people to come to terms with presently inhibited homoerotic desires. In this sense, i<\/span>t is perfectly feasible to \u2018promote\u2019 lesbian and gay sexuality and \u2018make\u2019 someone queer. Individuals who have a homosexual component in their character, but are inhibited by repression or guilt, definitely can be encouraged to acknowledge their same-sex attraction and act upon it.<\/span>‘<\/p>\n

If homosexuality is presented as normal, vulnerable adolescents may be persuaded to try it. \u00a0And despite homosexuallity becoming flavour-of-the-month amongst politicians, the media, and in recent public attitude surveys, homosexuals still report mental health problems at a greater level<\/a><\/strong> that the rest of the population, and still blame them on everyone else.<\/p>\n

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