If a pill could be found that prevented the birth of homosexuals, would it be widely used?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/275felq

/// Dr Dreger and her colleagues are concerned that medical attempts to prevent homosexuality will arise in the future if sexual orientation is found to be determined by human biology.///

/// 'Evidence that homosexual orientation is inborn, could very well lead to new means of pathologisation [treating it like a medical condition] and prevention,' they warned in a recent paper.///

[ummmm]

Because being gay doesn't mean being unhappy.

My cousin has one of the best relationships I know. I've never seen a happier couple. Besides the years he tried to deny what he was....and the worry about bringing shame on his family...it's turned out perfect. If he was straight....he might still be single now still searching for Mrs right.

[jackthehat]

This treatment is, presently, for a specific condition, CAH. If the treatment for this particular condition results in fewer girls with CAH 'becoming' lesbians, I have no problem with that.

tonyted - why is it such an issue ?

[sp1814]

AOG

At the age of about 14/15, given the option to take a pill and turn straight, I would've grabbed at that pill with both hands.

Now though, I would' flush it down the loo without a second though. The reason for this is that it was a completely different world being gay in the late 70s / early 80s. Looking back now, I honestly don't think I could be happier, and if I were to have my life all over again (being born in 2010), I would want to turn out gay again.

Over the past 10-15 years, there's been a sea change in attitudes in this country which I don't think anyone could've predicted. Gay men and lesbians who are born today are going to come of age in 2028 and who knows how much further forward we would've moved by then.

So my answer is yes...and definitely no.

[sp1814]

tonyted

Hypothetically speaking, if a mother is told, "By taking this pill, you can prevent your unborn baby developing spina bifida, autism or muliple sclerosis", she would almost certainly take it, because these are all debilitating conditions.

However, homosexuality isn't automatically a debilitating condition. She may take it if she and her partner decide that they only want one child and look forward to grandchildren...she might not take it if it's her fifth child...she might take it if she holds strong religious beliefs...who knows....people and their motivations are extremely complex.

[andy-hughes]

Fantastic response sp1814 - another aspect to consider for those who would meddle in areas in which they have no business - if you don't play that particular game, you shouldn't expect to have a say in writing the Rule Book!

[ummmm]

I don't think anyone would take that Vibes.

[Sqad]

Well it looks from all these responses that the homosexuals have won an outstanding victory against the homophobes.

I have been to a gay wedding, I have gay acquaintances, they are intelligent, humorous and entertaining, but........I still feel uneasy at times in their presence.

But hey! now the good news, homophobes are usually in my generation and soon we will be going to that great homophobic club in the sky, so it should be an easy ride from then on.

[jackthehat]

I'd have shovelled handfulls of pills that could have guaranteed that my son would be happy, loved and fulfilled both as a child and as an adult............

[Sqad]

JTH....well....wasn´t he?

[rowanwitch]

And is he...anyway..JTH?

[Bobbisox]

that was because they had been repressed sqad in our generation....remember dear old Quentin Crisp...ha-ha

[jackthehat]

Of course he is............ He has two Mums..........:o)

[Sqad]

JTH Q.E.D

[Bobbisox]

my Amanda reckons one's enough jth, can't think why...lol

[andy-hughes]

I actually knew Quentin Crisp - not face to facec, but we had a number of fascinating phone conversations.

The world would indeed have been a sadder place without such a man of wit, individuality, humour, and sheer bloody-mindedness, which lets him remain a shining example that if you want to live your life your way, you should be able so to do.

[rowanwitch]

Win win...
It really doesn't matter what people say the only things that matter are growing up loved in a stable home...

[Bobbisox]

he was certainly a colourful character andyu, and one to be admired

[sp1814]

One other point...statistically speaking, the chances of your child being gay is actually quite slim...however, who knows what you would be doing to your foetus by trusting to genetic engineers.

Hardly bears thinking about...I mean, you could eradicate the gay gene from your baby but at the same time accidentally amp up the straight gene...and in a couple of decades time, we could be overrun with a nation of Jeremy Clarksons.

Playing God has its risks!

[ummmm]

I don't know who Quentin Crisp is....!!!

I remember Jacks son. Very well spoken little lad.....not so little now though.