Some researchers believe homosexuality to be a conscious choice. Others find proof that homosexuality is caused by genetics. Most scientists believe homosexuality to be a combination of genetics and environmental factors. However one needs to be sure to not confuse “environmental” with “socially acquired” (Hamilton), one has to do with hormones and the other with how someone is raised. This debate has been at the center of the equal rights movements for homosexuals. The pro-choice advocates claim homosexuality is a choice, usually accompanied by some moral or biblical verse, so those who practice it should not have the same rights, such as marriage or adoption, as those who practice heterosexuality. The pro-birth advocates claim homosexuality cannot be helped. It is biologically part of a person and cannot be severed. As such, those who identify as homosexual should be allowed the same rights as those who identify as heterosexual. Both sides have trotted out scientific or psychiatric proof to support their claims. So what makes a person homosexual? Homosexuality is caused by differences in the brain structure developed by mostly prenatal hormones, the number of older male siblings, genetics, and
Some researchers believe homosexuality to be a conscious choice. Others find proof that homosexuality is caused by genetics. Most scientists believe homosexuality to be a combination of genetics and environmental factors. However one needs to be sure to not confuse “environmental” with “socially acquired” (Hamilton), one has to do with hormones and the other with how someone is raised. This debate has been at the center of the equal rights movements for homosexuals. The pro-choice advocates claim homosexuality is a choice, usually accompanied by some moral or biblical verse, so those who practice it should not have the same rights, such as marriage or adoption, as those who practice heterosexuality. The pro-birth advocates claim homosexuality cannot be helped. It is biologically part of a person and cannot be severed. As such, those who identify as homosexual should be allowed the same rights as those who identify as heterosexual. Both sides have trotted out scientific or psychiatric proof to support their claims. So what makes a person homosexual? Homosexuality is caused by differences in the brain structure developed by mostly prenatal hormones, the number of older male siblings, genetics, and