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Originally Posted by brad2723
Does this make it any less genetic or natural?
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Genetic specifically refers to the presence of genes. There is no evidence of a specific "sexual orientation" gene or other evidence of something existing in the person from the womb that causes one to develop a sexual orientation. Further, "genetic" does not mean "natural." While I realize that many people like to define "natural" as simply "that which occurs in nature," I prefer to equate "natural" with "normal" or "normative," i.e. that which occurs in nature the majority of the time and is normative for a particular species.
It has been said that there is a "genetic predisposition" toward breast cancer in certain women. However, just because there may be a genetic predisposition doesn't automatically mean the woman is going to develop breast cancer. So also, even if it can be shown that there is a "genetic predisposition" toward homosexuality doesn't mean one is automatically going to become homosexual.
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