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a common argument is that an inclination to [[homosexuality]] is inborn and immutable. It is widely believed that the public will become more accepting of homosexuality if they are convinced that it is inborn and immutable.  For example, neuroscientist and homosexual Simon Levay stated: "...people who think that gays and lesbians are born that way are also more likely to support gay rights."<ref>http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000682.cfm</ref> However, a genetic basis to homosexual desire does not prevent homosexuals from [[Homosexuality_and_choice#Choice_and_Genetics|choosing]] not to participate in homosexual activities.

a common argument is that an inclination to [[homosexuality]] is inborn and immutable. It is widely believed that the public will become more accepting of homosexuality if they are convinced that it is inborn and immutable.  For example, neuroscientist and homosexual Simon Levay stated: "...people who think that gays and lesbians are born that way are also more likely to support gay rights."<ref>http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000682.cfm</ref> However, a genetic basis to homosexual desire does not prevent homosexuals from [[Homosexuality_and_choice#Choice_and_Genetics|choosing]] not to participate in homosexual activities.

{{quotation|When asked if homosexuality was rooted solely in biology, gay gene researcher, [[Dean Hamer]], replied, "Absolutely not. From [[twin studies]], we already know that half or more of the [[variability]] in [[sexual orientation]] is not inherited. Our studies try to pinpoint the genetic factors...not negate the psychosocial factors" (Anastasia, 1995, p. 43).<ref> [http://www.narth.com/docs/hom101.html Homosexuality 101: What Every Therapist, Parent, And Homosexual Should Know] - Julie Harren, Ph.D., LMFT</ref>}}

{{quotation|When asked if homosexuality was rooted solely in biology, gay gene researcher, Dean Hamer, replied, "Absolutely not. From twin studies, we already know that half or more of the [[variability]] in [[sexual orientation]] is not inherited. Our studies try to pinpoint the genetic factors...not negate the psychosocial factors" (Anastasia, 1995, p. 43).<ref> [http://www.narth.com/docs/hom101.html Homosexuality 101: What Every Therapist, Parent, And Homosexual Should Know] - Julie Harren, Ph.D., LMFT</ref>}}

{{Quotation|No professional scientist in the last 40 years has even claimed to have found any evidence that queerness is always genetic in all cases. Even the highly publicized identical twin studies by Michael Bailey and Richard Pillard, which were so often touted as evidence for a "gay gene," never found that any more than 52% of the identical twins of queer people were queer. The other 48% of identical twins of queer men were not queer. This leaves at least 48% of the queer community unaccounted for by genetic theories.{{fact}}}}

{{Quotation|No professional scientist in the last 40 years has even claimed to have found any evidence that queerness is always genetic in all cases. Even the highly publicized identical twin studies by Michael Bailey and Richard Pillard, which were so often touted as evidence for a "gay gene," never found that any more than 52% of the identical twins of queer people were queer. The other 48% of identical twins of queer men were not queer. This leaves at least 48% of the queer community unaccounted for by genetic theories.{{fact}}}}