Gay, Bi, Straight

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Originally Posted by littlelolligagged

Your answer avoids actually answering the question, though.

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A sample of one isn't going to prove anything anyway.

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Originally Posted by littlelolligagged

Your answer avoids actually answering the question, though.

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Because it doesn't matter.

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Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy

That's. . . not necessarily true. Or at least not the whole truth.

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I think the statement is true for sexual attraction as such, not so much for sexual activity; there I see profound differences between Dutch and Turkish society that make me think that nurture has a very big role in what one actually does.

Sexual orientation is 3 parts genetics and 1 part early life (infant shit) experience thingies <insert scientific term which I forgot at the moment because WE SHOULD HAVE WON GOLD FUUUCK! :mad:> which at that stage of life you have no control over.

Not pure genetics, and sure as hell not a choice.

I think you're looking for the word nurture. And yes, fuck.

Something like that. But that sounds as if I'm laying the responsibility at the parents.

Scientifically speaking: Shit just happens, diversity is cool and lets not make a big deal about it.

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Originally Posted by Hazir

I think the statement is true for sexual attraction as such, not so much for sexual activity;

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I'm thinking here specifically of the range of behavior and responses we've seen as a result of the growing acceptance of reassignment surgery. All the examples are outliers, of course.

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Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust

Sexual orientation is 3 parts genetics and 1 part early life (infant shit) experience thingies <insert scientific term which I forgot at the moment because WE SHOULD HAVE WON GOLD FUUUCK! :mad:> which at that stage of life you have no control over.

Not pure genetics, and sure as hell not a choice.

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Never a choice?

I think I am asexual.

No, you are dead.

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Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy

I'm thinking here specifically of the range of behavior and responses we've seen as a result of the growing acceptance of reassignment surgery. All the examples are outliers, of course.

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I'm affraid I don't quite understand, how does gender identity relate to sexuality as discussed in this topic?

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Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy

That's. . . not necessarily true. Or at least not the whole truth.

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Sinner. :mad:

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Originally Posted by Being

Never a choice?

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You either like having sex/the idea of having sex with the same gender or you don't. You'd be gay in this instance. If you like having sex/the idea of having sex with the opposite gender then you're straight. If you like both these things, then you're bi. If you like none of them, then you're asexual. This should pretty much cover the basics, I'm not understanding what is so hard about this to understand.

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Originally Posted by Being

Are you implying that homosexuality is based soley on genetics? :confused:

My point is that homosexual couples do not deserve sympathy because it is more difficult for them to adopt children than it is for a heterosexual couple. Single people have similar hurtles to adopting and I feel no sympathy for them either.

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Not "sympathy", but the same legal rights as anyone else. Singles and gays make perfectly fine parents, adoptees need good homes, making obstacles or hurdles is counter-productive to the best interest of kids who need a home. /drift