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→Removal of a scientifically inaccurate sentence: little extra info
:I'd like to add here that a person's character (personality) is developed from genetics and environment. The younger a child is, the more likely environment will influence their character as they grow up. There's a lot that goes into the shaping of a person. Homosexuality could be a chemical imbalance in the brain; caused by influential environmental factors when growing up; genetic mutations caused by hormonal abnormalities in the womb (as exemplified by Marianne); or, in some but possibly not all cases, it may be a matter of choice. This is all speculation, of course, because I'm not an expert in [[anthropology]], biology or homosexuality. My input is more or less a [[philosophical]] approach to a subject that isn't my strong-point. [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 20:40, 18 March 2010 (EDT)
:I'd like to add here that a person's character (personality) is developed from genetics and environment. The younger a child is, the more likely environment will influence their character as they grow up. There's a lot that goes into the shaping of a person. Homosexuality could be a chemical imbalance in the brain; caused by influential environmental factors when growing up; genetic mutations caused by hormonal abnormalities in the womb (as exemplified by Marianne); or, in some but possibly not all cases, it may be a matter of choice. This is all speculation, of course, because I'm not an expert in [[anthropology]], biology or homosexuality. My input is more or less a [[philosophical]] approach to a subject that isn't my strong-point. [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 20:40, 18 March 2010 (EDT)
::Well just to clarify, hormonal abnormalities in the womb wouldn't cause genetic changes, but they can and do cause permanent changes - for example, physical sex is mostly determined by hormones in the womb, usually matching the embryo's chromosomes. It's not genetic, but it shapes how the embryo grows and develops, and what characteristics they have at birth. My basic point was just that there's quite a few non-genetic factors that can influence embryos and foetuses :) [[User:Marianne|Marianne]] 15:43, 19 March 2010 (EDT)