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Sites about the debate about whether homosexuality is determ ined at birth, determined by the environment a child grows up in, or is a "lifestyle choice".

Society > Issues > Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual > Orientation vs Preference

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Preference v Orientation: The Search for a Gay Gene

A term paper from a student of biology.
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~kmayeda/HC92/hc92.html

What causes homosexuality? The American Psychiatric Association, studies by Dean Hamer (among others), and many Americans accept homosexuality as genetic. Can homosexuals change their sexual orientation?
http://www.leaderu.com/focus/canchange.html

QueerByChoice.com

Links and information about arguments that sexual preference can be chosen. Includes information about discussion list.
http://www.queerbychoice.com

Accepting Homosexuality

With modern science suspecting the causes of same-sex orientation to be genetic, it is time to dispel the myths of choice.
http://www.innerself.com/Relationships/accept_homosexuality.htm

Queer by Choice

"Promotes, condones, encourages, and recruits" individuals to explore their homosexuality.
http://members.aol.com/QBCHOICE/

Doubt cast on 'gay gene' (BBC News)

A study carried out in Canada casts doubt on claims that homosexuality could be determined by genes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/325979.stm

A Finger on Sexuality

BBC news story about a study by Marc Breedlove that suggests that finger length may be an indication of sexual orientation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/695142.stm

Cure for Homosexuality

Companion site to a book that claims that homosexuality is a condition that can be cured through dream interpretation.
http://www.cure-for-homosexuality.com