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What is(are) the cause(s) of Homosexuality and Bisexuality?

Genetics (meaning the make up of the person excluding outside factors)
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32%
Hormone changes in the womb
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11%
Temperature changes in the womb
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1%
Sexual Abuse (You know it had to be on here)
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3%
Disease (You know it had to be on here)
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5%
Other (please specify)
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15%
Combination (please specify)
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22%
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Postby Zweite Alaje » Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:59 am

The Truth and Light wrote:
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I dare you to find another legit fascist/quasi-fascist that is a brony. I doubt you will find one.

That's not really the issue...

What is the "issue" then? I don't really care about standing out, I just happen to here due to my mannerisms in relation to the norm of the site.
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Postby The Truth and Light » Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:03 am

Zweite Alaje wrote:
The Truth and Light wrote:That's not really the issue...

What is the "issue" then? I don't really care about standing out, I just happen to here due to my mannerisms in relation to the norm of the site.

The issue is that I've met a Romanian pansexual Jewish Romany ex-general on the site.

You constantly boasting about being a "fascist Brony" would be like me boasting about being able to make a TV dinner in a kitchen full of chefs trained in French cuisine.

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Postby Sociobiology » Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:11 am

Eirenia wrote:
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Other: Environment


What in my environment made me gay? enlighten me.


the relative levels of various hormones in the womb.
lots of genes have environmental triggers.
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Postby Grenartia » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:34 am

Agymnum wrote:Homosexuality and bisexuality are a choice.

When are people gonna get over the idea that it's somehow a disease or coded by a gene? :roll:


If its a choice, then why would anybody in Uganda, Saudi Arabia, Iran, etc. choose to be gay or bisexual?

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I see, I see.

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Postby Veceria » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:36 am

My theory?

The cause is the existence of cute guys and girls.
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Postby The Truth and Light » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:37 am

Veceria wrote:My theory?

The cause is the existence of cute guys and girls.

Proven fact.

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Postby Combine lithuania » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:37 am

Veceria wrote:My theory?

The cause is the existence of cute guys and girls.

your right :)

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Postby Novia Soviet Socialist Republic » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:53 am

Well judging by the fact identical twins who have the same genetic make up have different likes, dislikes and personalities. I'm going to narrow it down to hormone changes not just in the womb but during puberty because some people go through phases of homosexuality or only realize that they are gay/bisexual later on usually in their teen years.
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Postby Esternial » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:55 am

The cause is a rising tolerance and less suppression of homosexuality by society. We've left an age of up-tight men with a deep religious self-entitlement, which was pre-dated by the Roman Era where homosexuality was reasonably accepted and allowed.

Homosexuality isn't something new. It's been with humanity ever since our population grew large enough up to the point where we no longer required ever member of our society to mate with a female and produce newborns. Now we are free to love who we want, male or female, because of our large population. Our 'society' has contributed to homosexuality, by providing a social cohesion that transcend primal instincts.

So you want to know the cause of homosexuality? It's society. It was born the moment humanity aggregated in larger communities.

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Postby Zweite Alaje » Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:59 am

Esternial wrote:The cause is a rising tolerance and less suppression of homosexuality by society. We've left an age of up-tight men with a deep religious self-entitlement, which was pre-dated by the Roman Era where homosexuality was reasonably accepted and allowed.

Homosexuality isn't something new. It's been with humanity ever since our population grew large enough up to the point where we no longer required ever member of our society to mate with a female and produce newborns. Now we are free to love who we want, male or female, because of our large population. Our 'society' has contributed to homosexuality, by providing a social cohesion that transcend primal instincts.

So you want to know the cause of homosexuality? It's society. It was born the moment humanity aggregated in larger communities.


Meh, this sounds like more of a "justification" of homosexuality. Homosexuality just is, it is part of our "program" if you will.
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Postby Kabab » Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:20 am

Benedictus wrote:
Xathranaar wrote:No it is not. But the typical argument you will hear against homosexuality is that it is impermissible because it is unnatural. And that is bullshit. For several reasons.


It is natural for humans not just because it can be found in nature, but because it can be found among our close relatives, and it is a behavior we share, thus indicating that it is innate to us. There are animals that do not engage in homosexual behavior, we are not one of them. For them it would be unnatural, but for us it is not.

Let's just be clear on what we're talking about: Feeding your offspring via regurgitation is not a natural human behavior. We don't do that, we don't have any desire to do that, not even in rare cases. That, for us, is unnatural. Homosexuality is, however, within the range of sexual behaviors common to human beings, and our closest relatives, it is natural to us.


Homosexuality is unnatural. If genetics are involved at all it's a genetic disorder/disease.

Why? Because of Leviticus, right?
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Postby ShadowyStealer » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:03 am

I think it's a genetic thing and to those who say it's unnatural and all that go learn some science and also some history about the reasons it was suppressed and all that. Well whatevs. I enjoy being a lesbian. :p

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Postby Olthar » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:06 am

The cause is very simple: Women turn lesbian because tits are awesome, and men turn gay because they're just crazy.
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Postby Tekania » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:08 am

I don't believe there really is a "single cause" to it. Sure there have been correlative studies....... I'd likely say there are probably multiple factors which do contribute, which include genetics and environment.
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Postby Olthar » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:12 am

Esternial wrote:The cause is a rising tolerance and less suppression of homosexuality by society. We've left an age of up-tight men with a deep religious self-entitlement, which was pre-dated by the Roman Era where homosexuality was reasonably accepted and allowed.

Homosexuality isn't something new. It's been with humanity ever since our population grew large enough up to the point where we no longer required ever member of our society to mate with a female and produce newborns. Now we are free to love who we want, male or female, because of our large population. Our 'society' has contributed to homosexuality, by providing a social cohesion that transcend primal instincts.

So you want to know the cause of homosexuality? It's society. It was born the moment humanity aggregated in larger communities.

Humans have been fucking the same sex since long before we were recognizably human. The increasing tolerance of society hasn't done anything except allow LGBT individuals to come out of the closet and show everyone just how many of us there have been this entire time.
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Postby Mavorpen » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:18 am

Olthar wrote:
Esternial wrote:The cause is a rising tolerance and less suppression of homosexuality by society. We've left an age of up-tight men with a deep religious self-entitlement, which was pre-dated by the Roman Era where homosexuality was reasonably accepted and allowed.

Homosexuality isn't something new. It's been with humanity ever since our population grew large enough up to the point where we no longer required ever member of our society to mate with a female and produce newborns. Now we are free to love who we want, male or female, because of our large population. Our 'society' has contributed to homosexuality, by providing a social cohesion that transcend primal instincts.

So you want to know the cause of homosexuality? It's society. It was born the moment humanity aggregated in larger communities.

Humans have been fucking the same sex since long before we were recognizably human. The increasing tolerance of society hasn't done anything except allow LGBT individuals to come out of the closet and show everyone just how many of us there have been this entire time.

Not only that but it's allowed us to be able to more effectively categorize ourselves as heterosexual, homosexual or otherwise.
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Postby New Rogernomics » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:47 am

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Olthar wrote:Humans have been fucking the same sex since long before we were recognizably human. The increasing tolerance of society hasn't done anything except allow LGBT individuals to come out of the closet and show everyone just how many of us there have been this entire time.

Not only that but it's allowed us to be able to more effectively categorize ourselves as heterosexual, homosexual or otherwise.
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Postby Nazi States of Europe » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:54 am

Personally I believe bisexuality is the norm, but due to influences both internal and external most people choose a mono-sexuality. I don't believe for a second anyone identifying as "straight" or "gay" has never found someone other than the sex they've chosen to pursue attractive. People have their own tastes and those tastes can be found in both men and women, however due to society most people feel they have to make a choice and so they choose the sex they mostly find attractive.
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Postby Alowwvia » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:57 am

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The Truth and Light wrote:Taking two normal things and putting them together doesn't make you stand out.


I dare you to find another legit fascist/quasi-fascist that is a brony. I doubt you will find one.


Actually I know one. He's also a German.
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Postby Maurepas » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:08 am

Like a lot of things, and sexuality is at the top of the list in this regard, it's a combination of your genetics and your upbringing. And it won't be the same from person to person. It seems to me that the "Choice vs Not-Choice" debate is merely an extension of the "Nature vs Nurture" debate, unfortunately then brandied about with politics.

And my answer to that debate is the same, it's a combination of both, and it varies from person to person, and trying to categorize anyone into one box or the other or more one box than the other is a pointless waste of time.

But the point is, homosexuality and bisexuality are okay, and deserve the same amount of protections and benefits regardless.

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Postby Herrebrugh » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:11 am

Nazi States of Europe wrote:Personally I believe bisexuality is the norm, but due to influences both internal and external most people choose a mono-sexuality. I don't believe for a second anyone identifying as "straight" or "gay" has never found someone other than the sex they've chosen to pursue attractive. People have their own tastes and those tastes can be found in both men and women, however due to society most people feel they have to make a choice and so they choose the sex they mostly find attractive.


I've never in my life been attracted to someone of the opposite sex. So... Yeah... Your little theory doesn't quite add up for me.
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Postby Kanaria » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:13 am

Choronzon wrote:I hear its because they watched too much porn.

I watched so much porn, I became homophobic. :lol:
But honestly, I believe that any sexual orientation that is not entirely beneficial to the survival of the human race is caused by differences in DNA.
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Postby Yes Im Biop » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:16 am

Agymnum wrote:Homosexuality and bisexuality are a choice.



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Postby The Epicicus City » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:17 am

Everyone should choose who they want to be with , without being critized .. Everyone has there own freedom , dont forget that .. this is america , NOT sparta .. :eyebrow:

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Postby Myyoland » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:17 am

Avenio wrote:
Euronion wrote:
care to explain why?


Identical twins can have different sexual orientations.


The chances do go up considerable though.

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