There have been countless studies to find out if our destiny is written in our genes or determined by circumstance. ... To examine another theory, Dean Hamer, a geneticist at the National Institute of Health, has found evidence that biology could play a part in determining violent behavior (Pool, 1997). ... Through testing, scientific researchers have found a link between biology and homosexuality. ... Epidemiological studies have shown evidence of heredity's role, for example, an identical twin of an alcoholic is twice as likely as a fraternal twin to have an alcohol-related disorder (Ha...

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Homophobia appears to be a consequence of gender (the antithesis of orthodox masculinity) yet, findings from this study confirm that being unmasculine is not the same as being feminine. ... ""By studying sexual excitations other than those that are manifestly displayed, [psychoanalysis] has found that all human beings are capable of making a homosexual object choice and have in fact made on in their unconscious", writes Freud" (Bech, 25). ... The current background researchers are trying to figure out whether it is Environment and Biology that determines sexuality. ... A study was done by ...

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Chances are no one factor or study can alone explicate and clarify the human sexual orientation. ... (LeVay/Hamer 23) Animal studies make available a good deal of evidence for biological basis of disease, but in this case, sexual orientation. ... In addition, they are less attractive to male mice (Gorman 60) Related to Gorski and Allen's study, Simon LeVay, a British biologist and neurologist at San Diego Salk Institute, who is also gay, performed another study for Biological Studies, in 1990. ... For every trait they studied, clinicians and biologists often assemble a trait pro...

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Chances are no one factor or study can alone explicate and clarify the human sexual orientation. ... (LeVay/Hamer 23) Animal studies make available a good deal of evidence for biological basis of disease, but in this case, sexual orientation. ... In addition, they are less attractive to male mice (Gorman 60) Related to Gorski and Allen's study, Simon LeVay, a British biologist and neurologist at San Diego Salk Institute, who is also gay, performed another study for Biological Studies, in 1990. ... For every trait they studied, clinicians and biologists often assemble a trait profile of th...

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Then I asked him why do some people believe that it is related to biology and genes, claiming that homosexuals have nothing to do with it because they are born that way. ... "A recent study of family and urban politics in Cairo suggests that social taboos and silences relating to sexual behavior provide a space of negotiability." ... However, other important figures in the study of medicine such as, Ibn Sina (980_1037 and Ibn Hubal (1122_1213) , took a less sympathetic view of passive homosexuality (Dunne, 5). ... The increasing rigid stand against it is worth studying, because there are not e...

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For instance, some research has been done regarding twin studies, fraternal and identical. One study in his book showed that when one identical twin is homosexual 52% of their identical siblings were as well. Fraternal studies only showed that 22% of the twins" fraternal siblings were also homosexual. ... Whether or not biology or environment has anything to do with the origins of sexuality in all actuality has nothing to do with the natural rights granted to you as a citizen. ...

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According to the 2000 US Census/Demography Study, there are approximately 4,000,000 homosexuals living in the United States and less than 4% of those are raising children (Graph: Gay Households with Children). ... Studies have shown that children of same-sex couples fare no worse than their peers in the areas of mental health, social functioning, and school performance (Pappas 3). ... The most common argument given in opposition to adoption equality is a mix of religion and biology. ...

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