The hunt for the "Gay Gene"

As it turns out, there is no one “gay gene”. According to a new study from the University of Illinois, multiple genes and not just the sex chromosomes are involved in determining sexual orientation. They also believe that environmental factors are also likely to be involved.

The religious fundamentalists are not happy about this. The findings add to the debate over whether sexual orientation is a matter of choice. I’ve known that since I was six years old when I knew, for the first time in my life, that I was different. So, none of this is a surprise to me.

Dr Mustanski said the next step would be to see if the findings could be confirmed by further studies, and to identify the particular genes within the newly discovered sequences that are linked to sexual orientation.

“Our study helps to establish that genes play an important role in determining whether a man is gay or heterosexual,” he said, but added that other factors were also important.

“Sexual orientation is a complex trait. There is no one ‘gay’ gene”. (source)

Of course, there is a little voice deep inside me that asks the nagging question, “Where is all of this going? Why is this important?”

Scientific research is all well and good, and if it takes some scientific study to prove once and for all that we don’t choose to be homosexual, that’s great. If that’s what it takes to make it easier for people to give us equality, I’m all for it.

The darker side of the reasoning is that they are looking for some way to do away with us, to eradicate homosexuals from existence. If they have the genetic map to what causes homosexuality, would they try to change that genetic makeup and prevent it? Would they tell an expecting mother that her child would be a homosexual, in order to give her the choice to abort that life?

Nothing would be more effective in eradicating homosexuals from the face of the earth than to do it before we even had a chance to exist. All this energy that is being spent on trying to secure equality for us in society would go away. The issue of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell would go away. The issue of homophobia and gay bashing would go away. Many in society would think all of that would be for the betterment of society if we wouldn’t exist.

And the really scary part of that is, they would think this from a point of view that they are being “compassionate” in saving us all the heartache and pain we go through from being different. It would never occur to them that maybe they are the problem. It would never occur to them that because of being homosexual, there are qualities and traits that are specifically gay, that we add to society. Some of the greatest gifts given to mankind have been from homosexuals. Do you really think that is coincidence?

Of course, if this were to happen over time in say, 100 years, we will be gone. No one will be left to talk about or speak up for the ones, us, that are no more. Some other problem for society will have taken our place.

For those of you who do not feel the human race is that evil, all you have to do is research the Third Reich a bit.

Other interesting reading on this:
Goodbye to the Gay Gene