It could be, I'm just saying that there are other possibilities than only nurture or nature. See post 5.
Interesting... thanks. I have a question, but this is probably off-topic. Do gays population has been increasing with time? What I mean with increase is not only in number but also percentage (of total population). What about their geographical distribution?
Not sure why this is a response to my 'Not necessarily, just because it hasn't died out yet doesn't mean it has a specific advantage.' as it seems we're both on the same page. :shrug:
Ah but.... 'In the Closet'....have any resonance? 'Coming out' historically has not been particularly good for one's health and longevity now has it? In some places admitting that you are gay is an instant death sentence.
Difficult to say as historically it hasn't been something that people have felt safe enough to shout about.
Well, I was just working with your statement. I'm not entirely sure it's genetic. The second part of my post concludes from your statement that if your statement is correct it "means that ... homosexuality can only persist in populations of species with a certain level of intelligence", which I consider rather questionable.
Yes, but are you regarding homosexuality as solely a human trait ? Because that is wrong. I am not aware of animals executing each other because of homosexuality.
No there are plenty of example of homosexual behaviour in animals (chimps and lions come to mind) but humans have had a darn good go at eradicating what has been perceived as a learned trait/behaviour but so far have not succeeded. This strongly suggests biological roots. as homosexuality exists in other animals I contend that this strongly suggests a genetic 'reason' for homosexuality even if it is only 'faulty' genes.
Actually, eradication of the trait over many centuries should have wiped it out if it was genetic. What do you think about post 5 ? Do you find it at all plausible ?
Ah but remaining in closet.....kept it hidden perhaps! Hmm homosexual people have reproduced. I wonder how many may have reproduced other gay people...???? Post 5 plausible but that seems to be an awful lot of hormonal imbalances. How would that compare to other imbalances at that stage of development? Would nature not err on the side of miscarriage if this were the case?
Well, that's true of course. There are lots of chemicals that influence embryo's, it doesn't seem too far-fetched that one, or a combination of some, can increase the chance of hormonal imbalance in the embryo leading to homosexuality.
I am interested in psychological and economical state of the parents of gay people during pregnancy. And also in the statistics about the percentage of gay people that were first born, second born etc males. Edit: I don't think there is much evidence that supports that homosexuality is hereditary, but I'd like to see some serious research done in that area.
Me too. I am interested to know both the genetic and environmental factor on their development. Btw, how does actually the hormonal defect causing the switch of sexual orientation? The mechanism of it, I mean. Can somebody explain it to me? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Inzomnia read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenatal_hormones_and_sexual_orientation Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Yes, but it provides an idea of what I meant. If you can describe it better, be my guest Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Okay. Some people have made broad assumptions based on correlations that are unsupported by any direct evidence to support their hypothesis that people turn gay in the womb. These are the same people who would vociferously oppose similar correlations that blacks are stupid and white men are racists, but feel perfectly comfortable in using them to support an unfounded hypothesis.
