what about '' mutations ''

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This post was edited by Anonymou5 on May 12 2012 01:24pm

If we were a society that allowed purely homosexual individuals to live alone with each other, then yes. The biological aspects of homosexuality would eventually cease.

However, it remains in the gene pool by a variety of factors. One such example is the individuals oppressed by society and fathering children even though they are legitimately gay.

I would say that's a stretch.

So long as there are heterozygotes carrying the "gay gene" (using this for the sake of argument) and they live long enough and reproduce, then it will remain in the gene pool.

But homosexuals almost certainly reproduce less on average.

The twin studies suggest that genetics does play some role, but not exclusively.
ie if your identical twin is homosexual then you're more likely to be homosexual as well, but not by any means guaranteed.
There are theories that prenatal hormones and of course early childhood experiences also play a role.

Not really sure how that connects to your spectrum idea but there you go



Mutation creating the gene isn't the problem this theory tries to address.
The theory tries to explain why a gene that inhibits reproduction (by causing homosexuality) might not have been eliminated long ago by natural selection.







Society has been oppressing homosexuals for a relatively short time when measuring with an evolutionary scale... which drastically weakens that theory. The gene would have had to appeared very recently for that to work, and even then it would only be a partial explanation as homosexuals would still have lower rates of reproduction overall (which is sufficient for natural selection).

As far as I know the current theory is that homosexuality is partly genetic and partly decided in the womb. Do you have any source material suggesting early childhood having influence?

Oh and the spectrum comes from Kinsey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinsey_scale

We've only been a society for a relatively short period of time.

It's well within reason to suspect that our biological predecessors engaged in homosexual activities.



Indeed

Yes exactly.
Which is why "society oppression" (causing homosexuals to have children) doesn't really contribute to the question of why a 'gay gene' wouldn't be eliminated by natural selection (before society).

Because you can carry the gene, not express it (heterozygote), and have viable offspring.

I thought I mentioned this already?

Homosexuality has proven to be rooted in biological structures. People and the whole "choice" hypothesis is baloney.

But of course, it's baloney that people that murder are just "making bad choices" as well

the double standard.

This post was edited by RUSSiABANK on May 12 2012 03:25pm