Why Aren’t There More Gay People?

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Why Aren’t There More Gay People?

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This is an interesting read.
I have a sensitive, inconvenient, and undoubtedly politically incorrect question: Why aren’t there more gay people?

I ask because there’s something confusing about our “culture war.” Given the prominence of the issue, you would expect homosexuality to be rampant in America. When asked to estimate how many gay people there are, most people guess that it’s on the order of 20% to 25% of the population. But yet another study has been released by the CDC giving a more scientific estimate, and it finds that almost 97 percent of Americans describe themselves as straight — the actual number who describes themselves as gay, lesbian, or bisexual is 2.3%. So the public’s perception is off by a whole order of magnitude.
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And let me add, that I don't know if the source is a left leaning, right leaning, hack, conk, donk or what ever. I just thought it was an interesting article.
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Because you don't choose to be gay, or straight, or bi, etc. Whether it is 3% or 5%, etc is irrelevant. No guy is going to suck dick just because they think it is "in"
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dbackjon wrote:Because you don't choose to be gay, or straight, or bi, etc. Whether it is 3% or 5%, etc is irrelevant. No guy is going to suck dick just because they think it is "in"
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Jon, both genetics AND environment are at play here. :nod: Mostly genetics though.
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dbackjon wrote:Because you don't choose to be gay, or straight, or bi, etc. Whether it is 3% or 5%, etc is irrelevant. No guy is going to suck dick just because they think it is "in"
That's not what GATW told me...he said all the cool kids were doing it. :suspicious:




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Baldy wrote:
dbackjon wrote:Because you don't choose to be gay, or straight, or bi, etc. Whether it is 3% or 5%, etc is irrelevant. No guy is going to suck dick just because they think it is "in"
That's not what GATW told me...he said all the cool kids were doing it. :suspicious:




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Baldy wrote:
dbackjon wrote:Because you don't choose to be gay, or straight, or bi, etc. Whether it is 3% or 5%, etc is irrelevant. No guy is going to suck dick just because they think it is "in"
That's not what GATW told me...he said all the cool kids were doing it. :suspicious:




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Thanks for, err, blowing it for me, dback. :tothehand:
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Grizalltheway wrote:
Baldy wrote: That's not what GATW told me...he said all the cool kids were doing it. :suspicious:




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Thanks for, err, blowing it for me, dback. :tothehand:
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CAA Flagship wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote: Thanks for, err, blowing it for me, dback. :tothehand:
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Grizalltheway wrote:
CAA Flagship wrote: :ohno: :ohno: :ohno: Brokeback Smokestack. :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:
What was that? Couldn't understand you with all that shit in your lip. :coffee:
How did you know? :lol: :oops:
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By the nature of their sexual orientation, Gays have a hard time reproducing, therefore natural selection takes over and the gay genes are bred out of the pool. :coffee:
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National Health Statistics Report (Number 77 - July 15, 2014) ...
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr077.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Results—Based on the 2013 NHIS data, 96.6% of adults identified as straight, 1.6% identified as gay or lesbian, and 0.7% identified as bisexual. ...



Based on what I read on the CDC web site it isn't a very healthy lifestyle


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LeadBolt wrote:By the nature of their sexual orientation, Gays have a hard time reproducing, therefore natural selection takes over and the gay genes are bred out of the pool. :coffee:

Then why haven't we disappeared? It depends on WHERE the genes are coming from. If it is mainly from the maternal side, passed on via females, then gays reproducing or not is irrelevant.

Are biological children of gay couples (or at least one gay partner) more or less likely to be gay than from hetero couples?
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I knew I'd be sorry for posting this. :ohno:
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This thread has potential.
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Can we get straight to the point here?
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bandl wrote:Can we get straight to the point here?


I thought you'd rather beat around the bush?
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dbackjon wrote:
LeadBolt wrote:By the nature of their sexual orientation, Gays have a hard time reproducing, therefore natural selection takes over and the gay genes are bred out of the pool. :coffee:

Then why haven't we disappeared? It depends on WHERE the genes are coming from. If it is mainly from the maternal side, passed on via females, then gays reproducing or not is irrelevant.

Are biological children of gay couples (or at least one gay partner) more or less likely to be gay than from hetero couples?
maybe gayness is just mother nature's way of keeping the dumb ones from breeding
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CAA Flagship wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote: What was that? Couldn't understand you with all that shit in your lip. :coffee:
How did you know? :lol: :oops:
You answered the question above you. :thumb:
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dbackjon wrote:
LeadBolt wrote:By the nature of their sexual orientation, Gays have a hard time reproducing, therefore natural selection takes over and the gay genes are bred out of the pool. :coffee:

Then why haven't we disappeared? It depends on WHERE the genes are coming from. If it is mainly from the maternal side, passed on via females, then gays reproducing or not is irrelevant.

Are biological children of gay couples (or at least one gay partner) more or less likely to be gay than from hetero couples?
How about epigenetics playing a role?
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CID1990 wrote:
dbackjon wrote:

Then why haven't we disappeared? It depends on WHERE the genes are coming from. If it is mainly from the maternal side, passed on via females, then gays reproducing or not is irrelevant.

Are biological children of gay couples (or at least one gay partner) more or less likely to be gay than from hetero couples?
maybe gayness is just mother nature's way of keeping the dumb ones from breeding

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SeattleGriz wrote:
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Then why haven't we disappeared? It depends on WHERE the genes are coming from. If it is mainly from the maternal side, passed on via females, then gays reproducing or not is irrelevant.

Are biological children of gay couples (or at least one gay partner) more or less likely to be gay than from hetero couples?
How about epigenetics playing a role?

It very well could.
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bandl wrote:Can we get straight to the point here?
Stop dicking around, fellas.
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Ibanez wrote:
bandl wrote:Can we get straight to the point here?
Stop dicking around, fellas.
Agreed. We need to violently penetrate to the meat of this issue.
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Grizalltheway wrote:
Ibanez wrote:
Stop dicking around, fellas.
Agreed. We need to violently penetrate to the meat of this issue.
Exactly! We need to grab hold, of the issues and forcefully push through the sticking points. Even if we have to ram it down peoples throats.
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Ibanez wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:
Agreed. We need to violently penetrate to the meat of this issue.
Exactly! We need to grab hold, of the issues and forcefully push through the sticking points. Even if we have to ram it down peoples throats.

Stop pussy-footing around. We need to lick this issue, and lick it well. Scissor-through any red-tape.
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