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To: Null Dog Ago who wrote (1213)	9/8/1999 4:06:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6418

I honestly don't know much about the genetic argument. And to be plain, it doesn't really affect my thinking. Homosexuality could be genetic, or not, or it could have a variable genetic component ... but that's just gravy to somebody who realizes he's gay. The gay folk I've talked to are gay; how they ended up that way is less important to them than what they will do with/about it. For most, this means brave a disapproving society and seek partners openly, or do it on the sly. For some, the shame (especially for devout Jews or Christians who are gay - don't laugh; I've known some) drives them to celibacy. Sexuality exists in a continuum. I doubt many people are strictly 100% pure homo or hetero. Somewhere in the middle lies bisexuality, and somewhere way off to one side is the whole sheep dealie <big grin>. It doesn't surprise me that folks change ... some practitioners of heterosex go to homosex, and vice versa. What combination of inclination and opportunity is involved is probably pretty good beer talk.

To: Null Dog Ago who wrote (1213)	9/8/1999 4:15:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

And what of the people who "experimented", such as certain rock stars and basketball players (and I'm sure a number of anonymous non-celebrities) One theory I have read is that everyone is born with certain tendencies toward homosexuality, but that environment and culture determine whether they will, in most people, be surpressed or allowed to flourish. The Greeks certainly allowed them to flourish, at least in the military. I don't know of any other culture which has openly accepted homosexuality to that degree -- somebody here mentioned the Romans, but I don't recall that from my study of Latin and the Roman texts.