| − | There has been much debate over whether [[homosexuality]] is immutable. Often the argument is made that it's either [[genetically determined]] (and thus immutable), or that it is entirely a matter of choice. Given this [[dichotomy]], the premise that "I didn't choose to be gay" yields the conclusion that it must be genetically determined. However, the search for a "[[gay gene]]" has proved elusive. | + | There has been much debate over whether [[homosexuality]] is immutable. Often the argument is made that it's either [[genetically determined]] (and thus immutable), or that it is entirely a matter of choice. Given this [[dichotomy]], the premise that "I didn't choose to be gay" yields the conclusion that it must be genetically determined. However, the search for a "[[gay gene]]" has proved elusive. Many others, including most scientists, have a much less 'black and white' view. They propose that it is determined by a complex interaction of many factors, some of which could be genetic, but probably also include psychological, environmental and cognitive factors, and is shaped at a very early age. |