Homosexuality: Nature or Nurture?

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boosh-boosh

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Uriel-238 said:
Indeed, you're right. About 1% of the population exhibits no sexual attraction whatsoever [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexuality], though I wouldn't be able to say how often this is intrinsic. Asexuality (or hyposexuality) are both symptoms that sometimes emerge from child sexual abuse, and victims of violent sex crime, much of which has only in the modern era begun to be regularly reported. In fact, I'm surprised at the 1% statistic.

Things get complicated once one introduces all the genderqueer possibilities, but this is not to say they are to be disregarded. Part of the complexity comes from the delineation between gender (psycho-social sexual identity) and sex (the physiological sexual identity), both of which can be aligned, counteraligned, misaligned, third-polar, bi-faceted, polyfaceted, neutral, fluid and so on. And this is independent of sexual orientation. And then there are sexual orientations towards all of these. The debate continues as to whether they are merely fetishes or minutial paraphilic categories, or require consideration all their own. It's like ordering a customized coffee-based beverage from Starbucks.

238U.
Well, that was a lovely response :)
I like the thought of human sexuality being analogous of Starbucks' menu.
But myself being asexual i would like to clarify that a lack of interest in sex doesn't necessarily have to stem from abuse, be it sexual or otherwise.
It can just be a lack of interest!
 

Artina89

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I would think that it would be nature that largely determines sexuality. Nurture will probably play some part of it, but it probably doesn't have that large a role in the person's sexuality.
 

DrOswald

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Bek359 said:
DrOswald said:
Bek359 said:
We already know this. It's genetic. I wish people would stop acting like this is something that is up for debate.
Can you point me to the study where this was proven?
Will this do?

http://www.apa.org/about/governance/council/policy/sexual-orientation.aspx
I don't mean to be rude, but this article you linked actually doesn't say anything at all about genetics as the source of sexual orientation, it is not a study, it doesn't come to any conclusions about the origination of sexual orientation, and even says that there is not real evidence for or against the idea that sexual orientation can't be changed. To quote the article, "There are no studies of adequate scientific rigor to conclude whether or not recent SOCE do or do not work to change a person?s sexual orientation."

Are you sure you linked the right article?
 

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