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Ahh yes! I have heard about that. I once heard someone say that "it may be fair to say that nature's first instinct is to create a female"  . |
We're entering some very dicey territory here, if the topic is homosexuality.
Homosexual men are
not women, even if some are effeminate. If you've ever been around a group of homosexual men-- and I have been, often-- their energy (for lack of a better way of putting it), is nothing like being around a group of women.
And let's keep in mind that male homosexuals are not the
only homosexuals in existence. There are a lot of lesbians out there, too, and some of them don't conform to conventional ideals of what is appropriately feminine, if we're talking about nature having a preference in that direction.
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Also, that's a very interesting idea about "a stable ratio of homosexuality in the general population". I also know for a fact that testosterone/estrogen levels in our bodies determine some physical characteristics. It seems that you are saying this: Genes get aligned in a balance and that will determine the femininity/masculinity of a person. Homosexuals are people who have this certain balance of hormones that causes them to be sexually attracted to the same sex. Is this accurate?
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It sure doesn't sound accurate to me. Has any scientist ever isolated a collection of alleged "gay" hormones that are of a radically different composition than the hormones that "rule" straight people's sexuality?
Keeping in mind that I have an extremely weak background in science, my suspicion is that human sexuality, let alone homosexuality as a specific subset of human sexual proclivities, is far too complex and unwieldy to be approached in such a shallow manner. There are so many different kinds of homosexuals out there with varying levels of same-sex attraction, specific sexual predilections and behavioral traits that it seems rather unlikely that there is some specific biological anomaly that unites them all.
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Okay so you're saying that homosexuality is a gene NOT a choice. I agree.  However, I don't understand what you mean when you say "50/50 split" though. 50/50 split of what? Explain. |
Why on earth would an estimated 10 percent of the population purposely "choose" to be misunderstood, maligned and targeted? For kicks?
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**ALSO I WOULD LOVE IT IF A BIOLOGIST COMMENTED ON THIS THREAD AND ENLIGHTENED ME.**
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If there is one in existence with the appropriate background to take on the topic, I would love to hear from him or her, too.