ArchivedA Direct question to Linda BeeOne source in Dean Hamer's book "Science of Desire" where he states that not all men with the marker he found on the Xq28 chromosome will be gay and not all gay men have the marker. He further states that homosexuality is probably a combination of biology, environment, and personality. There is anecdotal evidence that a gay orientation can be the result of environmnet + personality; pre-natal chemistry may also be a factor in some people, however this is not genetic. Maybe. But like I said, I don't think it's a coincidence. If some people acting "more gay" than they are -- well, there's still the question of how those behaviors came to be seen as "gay" in the first place. And I don't buy that it's all just externally imposed stereotypes.[/quote]You are adding words to what I posted. I know men who act stereoptypically gay in public and drop the act in private. I also know gay men who make a conserted effort to not appear stereotypically gay in public and then relax into an effeminate attitude in private. Mm... as I recall, the sample size was very small. I don't think that renders it "anecdotal," though. If anything, the margin of error might be high enough to invalidate it completely.[/quote]Define anecdotal, then we can discuss this intelligently. I see the term used often by both scientists and psychologists. As I understand "anecdotal" it is self-identified. So a twin can identify as gay at one point in his/her life and change later and of course the reverse is true. |
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