Is there a “gay gene”? The study answered the question
Phenomena such as “non-traditional sexual orientation” still cause a lot of confusion. Why does a person begin to experience sexual attraction to members of the same sex? Is it related to genetics?
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Genetics and DNA
There are also many rumors surrounding the notorious “homosexuality gene.” Finally, scientists decided to sort out this issue once and for all. Extensive research has shown that it is not so simple.
The study was published in the journal Science and was based on data from the UK Biobank and clients of the biotech company 23andMe.
Scientific jargon aside, we hasten to report that they have not found a gene that may lie in your arms and tell you whether you have a predisposition to homosexuality.
LGBT boom
Interestingly, the youngest participants in the study had experience of sexual intercourse with both sexes more often than the more mature ones. This may be due to the fact that 2017 saw a sharp increase in the number of people self-identifying as members of the LGBT community. Therefore, it is very difficult to determine whether genes really play a major role or whether it is due to changing social norms. And does it matter?
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Sometimes I really don’t want to directly answer the question of curious men: “What do you want to do?” It depends on the purpose for which this is usually asked.
The authors of this study were very careful and smart. They also said they don”t want to put pressure on people of a certain sexual orientation because there is no room for discrimination or value judgments.
Therefore, it is very difficult to say what exactly influences the formation of a person’s sexual orientation: nature and genes or society and upbringing.
Please note that transgender people were not included in the above study. The existence of people with a gender different from the one they are assigned by nature already calls into question the theory that genes can determine people”s sexual characteristics and preferences.
By the way, the study of the “homo gene” has been occupying people’s minds for a long time — the first studies date back to the 90s of the last century. In intense debate, people have tried to understand whether homosexuality is a choice or a “wrong” choice.
Either way, researchers agree that sexual orientation is a human trait. Regardless of whether the environment influenced its formation or a “genetic failure,” it is worth recognizing and accepting this feature for yourself. Forced suppression of sexual orientation can have a negative impact on a person”s psychological and emotional well-being because..
