RE: Homosexuality: it's genetic expression, not genetics, that determines homosexuality
December 14, 2012 at 11:18 am
(This post was last modified: December 14, 2012 at 12:03 pm by Ben Davis.)
(December 11, 2012 at 3:21 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: A persons sexuality is just as influenced by his or her genes as by his or her surroundings.There's a set of distinctions that you're failing to make that have a big impact on this view: that 'sexuality personality' is composed of 3 parts:
1. physical sexuality - your 'default' position, who/what you're un/subconsciously attracted to
2. sexual identity - the label you apply to your sexuality, your social group identification ('hetero', 'bi', 'homo', 'a' etc.)
3. sexual behaviour - who you choose to have sex with
Physical sexuality is the 'genetically expressed' component the paper's talking about. It's not adjustable by nurture rather identity & behaviour are the parts which can (and do) change due to personal/social pressures.
Quote:Meaning, a person doesn`t get it`s sexuality handed over like car keys when it reaches puperty.Actually that's a great analogy for physical sexuality!
Quote:Frankly: A persons sexuality also evolves out of that persons expiriences and out of the social\psychological influences under which that person stands. - Not only out of the genes it carries.So, you've oversimplified here. Only sexual identity & behaviour are affected this way whilst physical sexuality is not.
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