LGBTQ, in LC and Beyond.

SerenityLives · 09-20-2020, 08:43 PM

[QUOTE=Trapped;95042]I agree it is fascinating.

Can you explain these two statements and reconcile them a little more? From my reading, it sounds like the first statement is saying there is genetic component to whether a person is attracted to males or females, and from my reading of the second statement it sounds like you are disparaging looking for that very thing - a gene that determines attractions - as something silly. I don't want to misunderstand what you are saying, so I'm just asking for clarification. Thanks

So, for a very long time, researchers have been trying to find one specific gene, not genes (plural) that determines a person’s sexual orientation. Many of the LGBTQ community at that time found it ludicrous and offensive that they should be looking for a gay gene, which implies there’s something wrong or it’s a genetic mutation that results in their orientation. So if you flip it around, if people think that heterosexuality is the minority, by same logic, then they should also be lookin for the specific gene that make a person straight right?

As it turns out, recently in some studies, sexuality is a result of a combination of various parts of genes (plural), and hormones in the mother’s womb before birth. So that clears up a lot I guess for the confusion in overall society, not just lgbtq community. I hope I answered your question

09-20-2020, 08:43 PM	#19
SerenityLives Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 524	Re: LGBTQ, in LC and Beyond. [QUOTE=Trapped;95042]I agree it is fascinating. Can you explain these two statements and reconcile them a little more? From my reading, it sounds like the first statement is saying there is genetic component to whether a person is attracted to males or females, and from my reading of the second statement it sounds like you are disparaging looking for that very thing - a gene that determines attractions - as something silly. I don't want to misunderstand what you are saying, so I'm just asking for clarification. Thanks So, for a very long time, researchers have been trying to find one specific gene, not genes (plural) that determines a person’s sexual orientation. Many of the LGBTQ community at that time found it ludicrous and offensive that they should be looking for a gay gene, which implies there’s something wrong or it’s a genetic mutation that results in their orientation. So if you flip it around, if people think that heterosexuality is the minority, by same logic, then they should also be lookin for the specific gene that make a person straight right? As it turns out, recently in some studies, sexuality is a result of a combination of various parts of genes (plural), and hormones in the mother’s womb before birth. So that clears up a lot I guess for the confusion in overall society, not just lgbtq community. I hope I answered your question