Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Gay or Straight?

What makes you gay or straight? Is it personal choice or genes or the way you were raised? While science doesn't have definitive answers, there's been some fascinating and oftentimes controversial research that is beginning to provide some clues.

Gay or Straight?
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Gay or Straight? Take The Tests


Test #1

Do gay and straight people move differently?>> Watch Clip






Test #2

Is there a gay or straight way of speaking? >> Watch Clip






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Interesting stuff
Posted by senders on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:05 PM ET
2
Where can I view a repeat of this segment?
Posted by abutler428 on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:12 PM ET
3
Very interesting story. The implications of this research are wide-reaching and could be dangerous, but could also help in increasing tolerance for GLBT people. I thought it was handled well by the reporter.
Posted by bokualec on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:16 PM ET
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Everybody seems to be Gay these days, which leads me to believe that it is personal choice. I believe the spirit is androgynous. So it is quite possible that what they feel is the energy within, that's where the sensitive guy comes from and the Tomboy girl. When Men fight the feminine energy inside they become overly macho, and when women do not embrace the masculine energy they cannot use their personal power to its full capacity
Posted by abutler428 on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:27 PM ET
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This is absolutely ridiculous. All these segments are showing is that there is no connection between masculine/feminine traits and biological sex. "Feminization of the brain"??? You have got to be kidding me. And what if the little boy who paints his fingernails and likes barbie decides he likes women sexually when he grows up? Liking things we have societally decided are MEANT for girls does not mean that boys who like them are homosexual. And WHY is there no critique included in this segment? Wouldn't that make it better journalism?
Posted by gummibarengirl on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:31 PM ET
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^^ i wouldnt say it's because they choose, but probably just because they are more free to admit it without being pushed aside
Posted by borja.capella on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:34 PM ET
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Perhaps we could also stop spending SO much time looking for a REASON people are homosexual and focus all that energy on making sure everybody in society is treated equally regardless?
Posted by gummibarengirl on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:34 PM ET
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This is at least two years old, why are they posting it like it is new?
Posted by e.kurzdo on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:36 PM ET
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Thank you for this segment and for putting it online. If being gay is not a choice then it cannot be a sin, this is why Evangelicals fight the idea that being gay is inborn tooth and nail, regardless of the evidence. Their notion that being gay is 'unnatural' and a 'perversion is all based on the belief that being gay is a choice. I hope that intelligent Evangelical Christians will see this and realize the harm they are doing by codemning gays for something they have no control over, something God made them.
Posted by bobaustintx2004 on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:44 PM ET
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THIS IS BULL!!! IF A CHILD IS TREATED LIKE THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT IS HOW THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR LIFE.
Posted by lesander925 on Fri, May 18, 2007 3:45 PM ET
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