by Peter Moore, London Bureau

(London) A new study of research on sexuality over the last 15 years shows that homosexuality is genetic.

The study, by Qazi Rahman, a psychobiologist at the University of East London, and Glenn Wilson, a personality specialist from the University of London, examines the work of a number of international researchers in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, genetics, endocrinology and evolutionary biology.

It concludes that sexuality is determined prior to birth and is based on a combination of genetics and hormonal activity in the womb.

In an interview with The Guardian newspaper Rahman said that the study examined the 1990 work of psychobiologist Simon LeVay that revealed differences in small parts of the brain between gay and straight men. It also looked at 1993 research indicating chromosomal differences between gays and straight men.

Since then there has been an "absolute explosion" in research into the area, Rahman told the Guardian, noting that this is the first attempt to put all the separate pieces of research together and analyze it as a whole.

Rahman and Wilson also conclude there is no evidence that people could "learn" to be gay.

But, the study disputes the figure that roughly 10 percent of the population is gay. It concludes that between 2% to 4% of people are gay and that the figure does not seem to vary across societies.

It also notes that while men tend to be either heterosexual or homosexual, with little evidence for true bisexuality, women show more mixed preferences.

©365Gay.com 2005

I'm sick of all these "researches". I perfer to do my own researching.

CynthiasSocks said:

Cloudbuster said:

You are absolutely alone in a Godless, chaotic universe.

Cloudbuster said:

Stay away. I don't want your wonky genetics in my belly.

And yet you can get imprisoned for being homosexual in some countries.

http://www.prince.org/msg/105/149937 Wonderful, isn't it?

What will they come up with next?

This guy definitely has some gay jeans.

ReturnOfDOOK said:

hubba hubba. The dickologist must see this!

WOW they still doing that.

ReturnOfDOOK said:

He has his treasure trail waxed down to a fine line! That is the GAYEST thing I've ever seen!



As for the research - Funny how they do all these studies on men but no one seems too concerned about what makes a woman a lesbian these days.

CarrieMpls said:

f'real!!! i thought only women did the "landing strip"-thing...


that's what i was thinkin.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

But you're a "n00b queer." How many gay things have you seen so far?

RipHer2Shreds said:

shuddup, you.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

:shuttingup:

maybe now the moral values crowd will finally have to admit gay people are exactly as god designed them to be

Somehow, I don't think it would matter in Atlanta.

Gay4Play said:

Ya know Atlanta is more and more becoming a small time hick town. Backsteet is gone, with the clubs closing at 2:30am it's no longer an all-night party city, straight people taking over midtown.

XxAxX said:

i'm sure they will come with something like God made you that way so you have a test and only the faithful will overcome and not act on their nature

ehuffnsd said:

No shit they will.