‘Gay gene’ theories belong in the past – now we know sexuality is far more fluid | Owen Jones
It turns out that genetics is almost as complicated as love and sex. New research has shown that the long fabled "gay gene" does not exist; that a variety of different genes contribute to same-sex attraction, and that several other factors are in the mix too.
For many LGBTQ people - myself included - the very notion of this study sets off big queer alarm bells, though it should be noted researchers worked closely with LGBTQ groups. As early as 1993, the Daily Mail - and mock it all you like, it's one of the country's main newspapers - published an article under the headline "Abortion hope after 'gay genes' findings". In the age of supposed "designer babies", what if the hatefully inclined chose to make sure their unborn child wasn't gay or bisexual?
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