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    What do you believe causes homosexuality in humans?

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    It's a psychology. You are born with it or you develop it, and it might have to do with genetics but in a very obscure way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJager
    What do you believe causes homosexuality in humans?
    I don't care and it's none of my business.
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    A close relative watched her dad blow his brains out with a shotgun when she was seven.

    She's a lesbian. (one of those pretty ones, not the giant bull-dykes with the mullets) And I love her no matter what.
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    Homosexuality is okay as long as both chics are hot.

    This poll is gay
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    Judging from the party I was at on Monday, being fairly weird, ugly, and not fitting in.

    On the plus side girls kissing is never a bad thing. I felt for the straight one who had to run away...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Insane Apache
    I don't care and it's none of my business.
    What he said.
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    Whatever our Political Leaders want to do in their spare time is their own buisness...
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    What do you believe causes fear of homosexuality in humans?

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    Quote Originally Posted by R'as al Ghul
    What do you believe causes fear of homosexuality in humans?
    Bad experiences in a Back street night club?

    Seriously though, I think the homophobes are just scared of something different
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    Do women fear homosexuality? I thought it was mostly a guy thing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJager
    What do you believe causes homosexuality in humans?

    Why does it matter?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duke John
    Do women fear homosexuality? I thought it was mostly a guy thing?
    Interesting question. My Gf was approached by a lesbian one time and
    she said it felt weird, but she didn't feel afraid.
    Personally I don't see how it affects me what they do sexually.
    I find it weird that other peoples sex live is not a common topic (to a certain extent) to talk about, unless they are gay.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump
    Homosexuality is okay as long as both chics are hot.

    This poll is gay

    Laughed out loud :).

    A close relative watched her dad blow his brains out with a shotgun when she was seven.

    She's a lesbian. (one of those pretty ones, not the giant bull-dykes with the mullets) And I love her no matter what.
    A close relative watched a man jump in front of a train when she was 6.

    She's a heterosexual. .
    Abandon all hope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mithrandir
    A close relative watched a man jump in front of a train when she was 6.

    She's a heterosexual. .
    q.e.d.

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    One theory I've seen advanced is that it's due to exposure to hormones in the womb. That seems plausible to me.

    Psychology obviously plays a part as well, of course.
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    Oh here is an exciting new topic which hasn't featured before and has never died the death of one million flames!
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    In my view it's mainly a matter of mankind having royally screwed up the air, food, and water supply and thusly paving the way for genomes to get severely messed up.

    There is so much toxic crap in there nowadays that many are born with terrible birth defects, including the desire for "homosexuality."

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    I believe that it's a choice, with a combination of how you were raised and the environment you were born and raised in. But mostly it's a choice, I chose to like woman because I know that that's the way it's supposed to be, looking down the physical way.

    I could just as easily like men, if I wanted to, but I'm not going to because homosexuality is am obstruction of God's plan for humanity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Navaros
    In my view it's mainly a matter of mankind having royally screwed up the air, food, and water supply and thusly paving the way for genomes to get severely messed up.

    There is so much toxic crap in there nowadays that many are born with terrible birth defects, including the desire for "homosexuality."
    How do you explain the homosexuality of the ancient Greek and Spartans?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZainDustin
    I believe that it's a choice, with a combination of how you were raised and the environment you were born and raised in.
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    How do you explain the Iranian men who knew they would be hung when their sexual preference would be discovered? (And it happened).

    Quote Originally Posted by ZainDustin
    But mostly it's a choice,
    I think the only choice is wether to come out or not.
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    It`s physical. I believe scientific studies agree with that.
    Well, you could say it`s mental, of course, but mentality has roots in the physical..
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    in my personal Opioinon the cause of homosexuality is










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    Quote Originally Posted by ZainDustin
    I believe that it's a choice.
    So can you tell us when, exactly, you chose to be attracted to women? Can you recall the day when you weighed the decision, saying to yourself, "Hot leathermen or cheerleaders? Which shall it be?"

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    A more interesting question would be:

    What causes homosexuality in animals?

    Answering that question should answer the first question.

    Or an even harder question:

    What doesn't cause homosexuality in humans/animals?

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    A combination of factors - its interesting to note that those who study behavioral sciences and mental health have yet to agree on what causes homosexual behavior.

    It could be the environment of the society involved
    It could be a hormone imbalance
    It could be just a matter of choice.

    Some would espouse that its genetic - which is about the only cause of homosexuality that I would disagree with

    It could be a combination of all of the above.
    O well, seems like 'some' people decide to ruin a perfectly valid threat. Nice going guys... doc bean

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    Quote Originally Posted by Redleg
    It could be a combination of all of the above.
    And different people might become homosexual for different reasons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Viking
    It`s physical. I believe scientific studies agree with that.
    Well, you could say it`s mental, of course, but mentality has roots in the physical..
    If it was already proven that being gay is physically hardwired in genes, then there would be no need to discuss this topic furthur. There is no evidence of of a gay gene, the results of the xp28 study is challenged by similar studies.

    Quote Originally Posted by ZainDustin
    I believe that it's a choice, with a combination of how you were raised and the environment you were born and raised in. But mostly it's a choice, I chose to like woman because I know that that's the way its supposed to be, looking down the physical way.

    I could just as easily like men, if I wanted to, but I'm not going to because homosexuality is am obstruction of God's plan for humanity.
    -ZainDustin
    Really? Then I'd like to know gods plan for people born intersexed? Approximately 1% of newborns are 'atypical' - link.

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    Quote Originally Posted by orangat
    If it was already proven that being gay is physically hardwired in genes, then there would be no need to discuss this topic furthur. There is no evidence of of a gay gene, the results of the xp28 study is challenged by similar studies.
    I didn`t say that they concluded, I said that they agreed.
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