[Sheriff Rhys Chatham]

yes, but thats why i dont want to see it. im not into watching homosexualy activites.

[Rupert 'Stiles' Stilinski]

I heard that a male is much more likely to be gay if he has older brothers; quite interesting, eh?

You could argue, but

IT'S FUCKING SCIENCE, PEOPLE!!!!!

[nomadicfollower]

Why is this such a big topic?
Some people were arguing about it the other day. I chose to stay out of it. Besides the argument was going no where.
But for my opinion, I'd say upbringing.

[Sheriff Rhys Chatham]

Originally Posted by Rupert 'Stiles' Stilinski

I heard that a male is much more likely to be gay if he has older brothers; quite interesting, eh?

You could argue, but

IT'S FUCKING SCIENCE, PEOPLE!!!!!

im in luck, two younger sisters!

[Rupert 'Stiles' Stilinski]

Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

How can it be both? If it was genetic the other wouldn't matter. Therefor not both.

Both could and do play a role, I would have to imagine. One doesn't cancel out the other... and people could be "a little gay". Like they just want a reach around on the weekends but go home to their wives.

Not that I'm into that...

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

I think there are a lot of different factors that make someone gay. I don't think it is purely genetics or purely life experience. There are probably some life experiences that can affect some people's sexuality depending on their genetics. So, in other words- say there is a "gay" gene. It doesn't make you gay, but if you happen to have a parental figure who has a certain personality, or you have a certain sexual experience at a young age, you would start to develop gay tendencies.

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

Originally Posted by Rupert 'Stiles' Stilinski

I heard that a male is much more likely to be gay if he has older brothers; quite interesting, eh?

You could argue, but

IT'S FUCKING SCIENCE, PEOPLE!!!!!

I don't know a single gay guy with an older brother.

[noumenal]

Originally Posted by Rupert 'Stiles' Stilinski

Both could and do play a role, I would have to imagine. One doesn't cancel out the other... and people could be "a little gay". Like they just want a reach around on the weekends but go home to their wives.

Not that I'm into that...

Yes, gayness is a continuum. The amount of people who engage in homosexual activities within a community/culture is proportional to how acceptable homosexual activities are within that community/culture. You had to be pretty gay to be gay in 50's America, but not very gay to be gay in ancient Greece. Know what I'm sayin'?

[Sheriff Rhys Chatham]

i will say this. Having gay parents will without a doubt increase your chances of being gay.

[Anngella]

Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead

I think there are a lot of different factors that make someone gay. I don't think it is purely genetics or purely life experience. There are probably some life experiences that can affect some people's sexuality depending on their genetics. So, in other words- say there is a "gay" gene. It doesn't make you gay, but if you happen to have a parental figure who has a certain personality, or you have a certain sexual experience at a young age, you would start to develop gay tendencies.

I agree, it's probably a mix of things, but does it really matter? You can't change them, and when I hear about parents sending their children to counseling it annoys me ..you wouldn't try to convert a staight person to be gay, so why do the opposite? People are who they are, and others should just accept it.

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

I don't know about that, there are so few gay parents out there that any statistics done wouldn't be highly accurate.

[EyeballGrowth]

were all a little gay

[Anngella]

I was watching this thing on MTV (one of the few good shows on there) and it was called "Real Life: I have gay parents." All of the sons/daughters on that show were **straight ..so I don't think it matters.

**EDIT

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

Originally Posted by EyeballGrowth

were all a little gay

I think it comes from the human love of the ass.

"Arses are the human race's favourite thing. We like them on each other, we like them on magazine covers, we even like them on babies. When we're alone we like the scratch them, when there's a fire we like to warm them and who among us hasn't in a lonely moment reached back for a discreet fondle. We love our arses. When God gave us our arses we had to stick round the back just so we wouldn't sit and stare at the all day. Cause when God made the arse, he didn't just say 'hey it's just your basic hinge, let's knock off early' He said, "Behold ye angels I have created the arse, throughout the ages to come men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name."
Jeff from Coupling

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

Originally Posted by Anngella

I was watching this thing on MTV (one of the few good shows on there) and it was called "Real Life: I have gay parents." All of the sons/daughters on that show were gay ..so I don't think it matters.

I don't know though, because I have known several people with gay parents that are straight.

[Anngella]

Shit, I meant straight~

[HaydenAsche]

Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

How can it be both? If it was genetic the other wouldn't matter. Therefor not both.

It just is. You may be predetermined to be gay but if you are brought up in a very anti-gay household you could probably hate gays so much you became un-gay.

I dunno. It just is.

[LifeDistortion]

So, why is there a double standard between gay males and gay females? I'm very supportive of gay people living the lifestyle they want. I think its all a civil rights matter, and as a hetrosexual who am I to say a gay man or a gay woman can't do the same things I as a hetrosexual can. Yet, back to my question. Straight women can have thier lesbian "experiance", and its very accepted and encouraged in some ways, yet you never hear about straight men having thier homosexual "experiance". Wonder if it happens just as much as those lesbian ones, and we just don't hear as much about it, do to that double standard.

[golden child]

brokeback mountain is gay.

[Alex's Trip]

Originally Posted by LifeDistortion

So, why is there a double standard between gay males and gay females? I'm very supportive of gay people living the lifestyle they want. I think its all a civil rights matter, and as a hetrosexual who am I to say a gay man or a gay woman can't do the same things I as a hetrosexual can. Yet, back to my question. Straight women can have thier lesbian "experiance", and its very accepted and encouraged in some ways, yet you never hear about straight men having thier homosexual "experiance". Wonder if it happens just as much as those lesbian ones, and we just don't hear as much about it, do to that double standard.

I think it doesn't happen as much as the Lesbian experience. But it does happen, however we don't hear about it.