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No Gay Gene just a choice by Dave Miller

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Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia The trumpets were left at home and the parades were canceled. The press releases and campaign signs were quietly forgotten. The news was big, but it did not contain what some had hoped for. On April 14, 2003, the International Human Genome Consortium announced the successful completion of the Human Genome Project —two years ahead of schedule. The press report read: “ The human genome is complete and the Human Genome Project is over ” (see “Human Genome Report...,” 2003, emp. added). Most of the major science journals reported on the progress in the field of genetics, but also speculated on how the information would now be used. The one piece of information that never materialized from the Human Genome Project was the identification of the so-called “gay gene.” Homosexuality has been practiced for thousands of years. Simply put, homosexuality is defined as sexual relations between like

Born gay: NO Way!

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Image via Wikipedia Author: Dale Oleary Refuting the Distortions Promoted by the GLBTQ Activists Distortion #1: Persons with SSA are born that way In 1995 the  Journal of Homosexuality   published two double issues [1]  in which a number of authors reviewed various theories suggesting a biological causation for SSA – genetic, hormonal, brain structure, sociobiological. The conclusion of the editors: “Current research into possible biological bases of sexual preference has failed to produce any conclusive evidence.” [2]  The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) home page offers a number of articles which latest claims for the “Born that Way” theory. [3] Supporters of the “born-that-way” theory frequently cite a 1993 study by Dean Hamer and associates who claimed to have found a “gay gene.” [4]   However, other scientists have failed to duplicate their results. [5]  And a genome wide study of 465 individuals by Mustanski and associates found no genet