Born Gay or Genetics

Homosexuality is a person’s sexual preference. Many people are ashamed, or wish to remain silent because of how the world view homosexuals. People judge and treat them as if they are some kind of different species. Homosexuals are judged and resented by many for religious matters. Scientists have done studies to find out why homosexuals choose to be with the same sex, but these tests are still constantly being studied. Some say it is a choice to be gay, but many people think it is from environmental influence. Homosexuality could evolve from brain structure, possible hormonal influence, or from environmental influence.

Since so many people resent homosexual behavior, many find it hard to believe homosexuality really could not be of choice. Debating between this is why scientists have done studies to actually find out the truth. Scientist Simon LeVay has stated after research, “that there is a physiological difference between the brains of heterosexual and homosexual men” (qtd. in Rana). Studies proving the effect of females are the same as males are different. Explaining all of this, the components that organize the brain are the prenatal and perinatal hormones, which creates a female or male brain that produces the behavior of males and females (Rana).

The most differentiated portion of the brain is the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the peptic area (Rana). The four cell groups named Interstitial Nuclei of the Anterior Hypothalamus (INAH 1-4) located in this area are three times bigger in men than they are in women; which in the case where there is a homosexual man, his brain is similar to a female (Rana). This is a logical cause to why some men who try to become attracted to the opposite sex is fairly impossible for him. The brain being built different to cause people to be homosexual could also have to do with hormonal influence.

Homosexuality is a sexual preference and should not be treated as an unnatural. This act could be of hormonal influence. The prenatal influence of androgen has an effect on both males and females while inside the womb. Researchers have theorized that male homosexuals have less androgen exposure, and female homosexuals had greater exposure during development (Deem). This could be the reason to why males or females are attracted to the same sex, but at the same time genes do not determine a person’s actions.

Scientists are steady doing research to really discover if birth development has effect on homosexuality. People are ashamed to admit if they are gay because of how the world rejects them. Laws are put in place on homosexuals. Homosexuals are human also so why are they judged differently? Parents sometimes realize unmoral behavior from their children which sometimes depicts if they would be gay or not. Homosexuality could be caused by environmental factors such as family structure, parental interaction, TV, society, siblings, peers and gender roles (Devine and Thompson).

Many children are molested or abused which could cause them to become homosexual. Whatever the cause, one should not be judged for it. As quoted by Devine and Thompson, “it is a healthy biological form of sexual expression which in no way deviates from the natural evolutionary process of human sexuality. ” Sexual preference is of that individual, whichever one may be. Homosexuality is the attraction to the same sex. A person could be feeling like this by choice or it could be for other reasons. Until scientists master their research, the whole truth will not be known.

Theories state that homosexuality is abnormal and could be a result of something going wrong in socializing (Devine and Thompson). This sexual preference could be from how the brain was constructed during birth. Genetics could be a factor. Most of all, environmental factors could have great influence. Children are molested and abused all the time. Many do not turn out gay, but it could be a possible affect. Studies will continue to be done on this issue, which may however, have many satisfied with answers to their question, “Why am I gay? ”