Homosexuality

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I think the issue of human sexuality is very very complex.

I'm personally of the view that sexuality is largely based on genetic traits, but there are also elements of external factors in some people... but the thing I've noticed is that there are virtually no common factors in the backgrounds of any of my gay or lesbian friends.

There is some evidence which supports the younger brother factor... but it's not that compelling.

While I agree that the act of sexuality is a choice, but I think the recipe for mental instability is the suppression of normal healthy sexual expression. I know some people who were and some who are still in the closet... and I honestly don't think I've known more miserable people.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Actually no, one can be in the closet and not be having sex, being in the closet is about deliberately hiding your sexuality.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Actually no, one can be in the closet and not be having sex, being in the closet is about deliberately hiding your sexuality.

Being in the closet means a "public" denial of your sexual preference, I will give you that.  The cases you described were of people sexually active that operate, or wish to operate, on that preference.

I think you're moving the goal posts on this one... there is a clear difference between the Act of sex and sexuality - someone can be sexually attracted to men, but having sex with women...

I think most people wish to act on their sexual interests... it's a kind of fundamental element of sexuality and how you know what your sexuality is.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Who cares? Live and let live.

when you were young and your heart was an open book...

Damn it!!! It's going to be in my head all day now!!!

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I recently read a very interesting book recommended by a friend on the studies related to sexuality over the past 40 years.

His hypothesis is this - there is no actual single gay-gene - so in reality no trait to be passed on - but what does seem to happen is a flood of hormones at a key stage in the foetus' development that triggers an effect in a key part of the hyper-thalamus which control the more primal sexual attraction - which gives a gay man all of the testosterone of a man, and the same physical and sexual development of a man - but with a similar portion of the hyper-thalamus to that of a woman. So they end up finding those traits about men sexually arousing as well as triggered to 'nest' with a man rather than a woman.

Honestly, it's the most reasonable option out there I've heard.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Lol... I said the in-utero hormonal theory makes the most sense... to me.

It's quite plausible that there is a heredity element - even if there isn't a clear genetic connection that doesn't mean that homosexuality isn't naturally occurring and inate to someone from the time they're born - and a non-changeable part of who a person is.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Funny, Polnut and I posted much the same thing within three hours of each other.

a) because we rock

b) because I don't read posts above me thoroughly