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From: Christian.Molick@CS.CMU.EDU
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: The persistance of homosexuality
Message-ID: <4aen4XO00h5KN_0l8P@cs.cmu.edu>
Date: 23 Jul 90 17:17:23 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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First, assuming that homosexuality is heriditarly determined, it might
still be a recessive gene, and therefore non-homosexuals could breed
homosexual kin. Even if homosexuals were required to produce
homosexual offspring, then it would still be possible because of
social pressures. Most gays have found that because of the immense
social pressures involved they had to confront themselves with the
facts in a process that has come to be known as "coming out of the
closet." Many a time this process hasn't happened until the homosexual
is well into a heterosexual relationship, complete with offspring.
Indeed,
for some people like the dear John Palmer, who posted an excellent
example of ignorant homophobia just recently, seem to be able to
keep homosexuals afraid of their own sexuality throughout their entire
lifetimes.

ChristianM