gay gene

It's unfortunate that there is such a vast ignorance about
homosexuality. There is much confusion out there because people
don't know what homosexuality is. They confuse it with other
things. For instance, they think that homosexuality is about
physical sex. It isn't. The physical sex follows from the emotional
need. You can be heterosexual and have physical sex with the same
gender. You can be homosexual and have physical sex with the
opposite gender. You can have sex with yourself. Physical sexual
desire is controlled by something else entirely.

First, let me state that there is no "gay gene." Although
homosexuality is caused by genetics, there is no gene associated with
it. There is a gene that directs sexual orientation. Sexual
orientation is an INSTINCT that is hardwired in the brain while the
fetus is being formed. This happens though a process known as "gene
expression." It helps to think of the DNA as being a giant strand of
computer code. During gene expression - the division and
specialization of cells take place during the forming of the fetus or
zygote - the DNA and the RNA work together to express the code
chemically. The DNA is the set of instructions; the RNA is the
factory that produces the necessary proteins for the next step of the
code. The IF-THEN statements of the computer code are controlled by
the protein sequence. We tend to think of genes as "static." They
are anything but that. All genes are "dynamic." That is they are
turned ON and OFF thousands or millions of times during zygote
formation. It is the combination of the gene ON/OFF sequences taken
together that form the next leg of the construction process. The
proteins needed for each step amount to only one or two molecules.
These molecules form the next step in the computer code expression.
You see, the DNA is not the total computer code itself. It instructs
the RNA to produce the protein molecules that form the next step of
the code. So the construction of actual code is being manufactured
(or written) each step along the way. This is what is known as "gene
expression."

Now, to make it easily understandable, I am going to give you a
massively simplified explanation of how this happens. I am going to
write as though the DNA process is a cognitive thought process. It
isn't. There is no consciousness involved. But there is
intelligence that is built into the DNA and into the cell. That
intelligence is expressed chemically. Your body is one ultra complex
chemical factory. That's what life is - a complex series of electro-
chemical processes. So, now, let me give you a simplified
explanation you can easily understand. While I am doing this, I am
going to make this hypothetical mother have identical twins. There
is a reason for that. It will help you to understand the process.

A mother's egg is fertilized by a single sperm cell and the genetic
code of the two (they each have 1/2 the code) is combined into a
completely new strand of DNA. This DNA has all the instructions from
the mother and all the instructions from the father, and based on a
complex process of recessive and dominate genes, particular
attributes are going to be selected over others so that the
individual that will be born will have features of both the mother
and the father. That individual will be unique from the parents.
This fertilization forms a new cell from those of the mother. This
cell begins to divide. Each time it divides, it forms new DNA for
the nucleus of each cell. While splitting, these two cells
accidentally split completely apart where they are no longer
touching. So now, we have two completely separate cells that have
identical DNA right down to the very last molecule. There is zero
difference between them. Now, because of that, you would think there
would be zero difference between the end process - the two babies.
But that is not the case. These two babies will not be entirely
identical. They will have many differences. Why is that? Gene
expression will change their code that constructs their physical body.

At first, they are globs of undifferentiated cells. Very quickly,
due to gene expression, they will begin to differentiate into all the
cell types (bone, blood, tissue) that make up the human body, and
they will do this in a specific sequence. Now these two fetuses are
going to be boys for the sake of this demonstration. The fetus
begins to form and different organs begin to appear. Also external
physical features begin to differentiate (hands, fingers, head, legs,
feet, etc.). Early on, each fetus will be female. All fetuses will
have nipples, but those nipples will only be useful if the fetus
remains a female. The DNA code decides (if-then sequence) that this
fetus will become a male. It then begins a series of sequences that
begin to form a male pelvis, male genitalia, male brain (there are
slight difference between the male and female brain), male breasts,
and other features specific to males. It sends instructions to the
RNA that produces the minute amounts of proteins that form the next
step of the code that determines how this fetus will be
constructed. So now we have two very healthy male fetuses. Now
another series of sequences is constructing the brain and forming its
internal structure. The gene expression process looks at the
information that says this is to be a male. The if-then process
decides that it must have a male "gender identification instinct."
This instinct lies dormant until 5 to 6 years of age and then turns
on. At 5 to 6 years of age, the child will identify itself as either
male or female. Depending on how it identifies itself, its behavior
will begin to differentiate based on its self-identification . In
very small numbers, certain DNA sequences are changed in the gene
expression process because a protein failed to be produced by the
RNA, or a single atom at the end of the molecule is missing. It will
no longer match up in the gene expression sequence and as a result,
the gene will be either turned on or off incorrectly. So instead of
a "male gender identification instinct" the infant will have a female
gender identification instinct. At six years of age, it will begin
behaving as a female. This is a transgendered child. There is
nothing you can do. This person will forever identify himself as a
female trapped in a male body. Once the child reaches puberty, he
will have psychological problems as a result of conflict between
culture and self-identification . This only happens infrequently, but
in a nation of 300 million people, it becomes numerous enough to
become noticeable. But in our case, both these male fetuses are
coded correctly and will end up with male identification instincts.
(Note that instincts are behavioral instructions that are hardwired
into your brain. It is almost impossible to overcome an instinct.
Trying to change a behavior can psychologically damage an individual.)

But both these male fetuses have male identification instincts. The
next step in the process determines again that the fetus is a male,
and gives the instruction to produce a "male sexual orientation
instinct." This means that the male will desire females once he
reaches puberty. Actually, this instinct also is dormant until 5 to
6 years of age and turns on. Children can become aware of their
sexual preference as early as six years of age. Instincts control
EMOTIONS, and it is the emotional structure of the individual that is
affected, not the physical sexual desire. Physical sexual desire is
actually non-differentiated. It follows emotional desire. That is
why you can easily have physical sex with a member of the opposite
gender, or with the same gender, or with no gender (with yourself.)
You can even have sex with a plastic doll. The physical sexual
instinct (which is activated by sex hormones) does not care HOW one
has sex. It only wants physical sexual release. Masturbation suits
it just fine. Your physical sexual desire does not determine you
sexual orientation.

In the case of these two male fetuses, one receives the correct
protein sequence and receives a sexual orientation instinct which
will cause his sexual orientation to relate emotionally to females.
The other receives protein instructions that cause him to have a
sexual orientation that will be directed at other males. This is
emotional. Let me state this again - this is emotional. It is a
fundamental part of the emotional structure of the individual - one
that he CANNOT CHANGE. Physically, he can try not to have sex with
other males, but sex with females will NEVER satisfy him
emotionally. It will be similar to masturbation. It will give him
physical sexual release, but it will never give the emotional
satisfaction that his brain needs to relate properly to the world.
He will become unhappy and miserable if he never has a sexual
emotional relationship with another male.

Now these two identical twins are born and later the brothers become
featured naked in Playgirl Magazine. Standing side by side, you
discover that these two identical twins (although they look
remarkably alike) are not exactly "identical." They began life with
IDENTICAL DNA, but the gene expression produced uniquely different
individuals. Now you look closely at the two standing side-by-side
naked and you notice that one has a slightly broader face than the
other even though they weigh the same. One of the twin brothers is
one inch to one-and-one- half inches taller than the other. And then
you gasp!! One has a penis that is almost twice the size of the
other brother's. How can this be? Gene expression. Their internal
organs can also be different. But - one of the twin brothers is
heterosexual and the other is homosexual. They began with absolutely
identical genetic code right down to the last molecule. They shared
the very same womb. The mother gave both the same hormones, the same
nourishment, the same formation conditions. They have the same
parents, live in the same house, experience the same parental
behaviors, have the same friends, and are always together. They go to
the same schools, wear the same clothes, eat the same foods, get the
same amount of exercise, are exposed to the same chemicals in their
food and the air they breathe. Their is nothing about their
environment that is/was different, and yet there are physical
differences and one is straight and the other is gay. Emotionally,
they relate to the opposite gender and to the same gender DIFFERENTLY.

What is sexual orientation? You can say it is attraction to a
specific gender, but that is misleading. It is much more than that.
It is an INSTINCT that affects how your brain relates to the world.
You have no control over this. You can change your PHYSICAL
BEHAVIOR, but that will not alter your psychological relationship to
the world. The fact is that you can quite easily have physical
sexual relations with members of the opposite gender, the same
gender, and with no gender (with yourself.) These sexual relations
will feel good. You will have orgasms. You will enjoy the human
relationship. You can even become addicted to sex with members of
the opposite gender or the same gender and want to do it frequently.
However, if you disobey your sexual orientation instinct, all you
will ever receive is physical pleasure and physical release. The
physical sexual instinct will be satisfied and will give you physical
sexual satisfaction. But there is something more important that you
will NEVER receive. You will never receive EMOTIONAL SEXUAL
SATISFACTION. If you obey your sexual orientation instinct, you will
receive a DOUBLE ORGASM simultaneously. The first is the physical
orgasm which is how your physical sexual instinct rewards you. The
second is a BRAIN ORGASM which is how your sexual orientation
instinct rewards you. It will not reward you unless you obey its
instructions. If you have sex according to its instructions, at the
moment of physical orgasm, you brain will be flooded with endorphins,
dopamine, oxytocin, and other brain chemicals. The oxytocin will
cause you to "bond" emotionally with your sex partner. The endorphins
will remove all sensations of pain and give you a "floating"
experience. You will feel "one with the universe." The dopamine
will go to the pleasure centers of your brain and will vastly
intensify the sensations of your physical orgasm and will give you
and overall pleasurable feeling and feeling of well-being. This is
something very important psychologically that you cannot receive
unless you have sex with the gender that your sexual orientation
instincts instructs you to.

Now a word about homophobia. Some people do not realize that
homophobia is not normal. It is abnormal behavior that has a
specific cause going back in history. Most people assume they know
what homophobia is, but they are usually wrong. You should be aware
that homophobia did not always exist. In human history, it is a
relatively new phenomenon. It has two specific causes, and both are
due to religions evolving from Judaism. What I am about to tell you
is not an attack against any religion, it is an explanation about a
phenomenon that came about due to specific historical events. First,
what is homophobia?

Ask anyone on the street, and they are likely to tell you it is the
fear of homosexuals, or the fear of homosexuality. This isn't true.
Homophobia is the fear of being associated with homosexuality one's
self. For many generations, a stigma was attached to homosexuality
for religious reasons. Humans are herd animals. We don't like to
think of ourselves that way but, in fact, we are. We have herd
instincts just as all herd animals. One of the greatest fears of any
herd animal is rejection by the herd. In most herd animals,
rejection by the herd means death. In humans, rejection by the herd
also meant death up until modern society with big cities and human
anonymity.
Humans depend on each other for survival. That's why we form
societies and why we have cities. In the Middle Ages, if you were
excommunicated, it meant slow death. People could not associate with
you in any way, nor feed you, nor help you. Eventually, without
social help, you would die. You could not trade or engage in
commerce, and as a result, you could not provide for your needs.
Eventually, you would perish. That's why excommunication was so
greatly feared by everyone.

The stigma against homosexuality until very recent times was quite
strong. Anyone accused of homosexuality was ostracized. They were
looked upon with shame. Others would not want to associate with them
for fear that people would think the same of them. Those that did
associate were ridiculed. The social penalty for homosexuality was
severe. So the fear of being associated with homosexuality one's
self grew. You had the development of "macho behaviors" as a way of
demonstrating that one was heterosexual. In some societies, men
developed machismo, which is an aggressively manly behavior as a way
to say "look at me, I'm a macho heterosexual male who hates
homosexuals. " There is one problem with that. Humans are by nature
omni-sexual beings. This behavior is found among many higher species
and most importantly in all primates. A human can be sexually
attracted not only to the opposite gender, but to very attractive
members of their own gender. This is very natural behavior, but in
those who have deep-seated fears of ostracism it can become
psychologically destructive. Homophobes are unaware that being
attracted occasionally to attractive members of their own gender is
something completely normal. It happens to everyone. They will
notice their own attraction and fear that they, themselves, have
homosexual tendencies. Because they have a strong instinct regarding
the fear of rejection or ostracism, this causes psychological trauma
and a need to prove to themselves and to others that they are NOT
homosexual. This leads them to aggressive behavior against anyone
they believe may be homosexual. It mostly leads to vocal attacks as
a herd demonstration of their own rejection of homosexuals, but it
can also lead to physical violence. But where did
this "identification" of homosexuals come from? When did people
start fearing being identified with homosexuality one's self? Did it
always exist? History and literature tells us clearly NO. It began
at a specific point in history and was spread all over the planet.
Prior to that, homophobia did not exist anywhere on the planet. It
did not exist in China, Japan, or other areas of Asia. It did not
exist in India, in the Middle East, in Africa, in Asia Minor, nor in
Europe. It did not exist among natives in the Americas and it did
not exist in Polynesia. If you read the ancient literature of these
geographic areas you will find that homosexual sex was praised along
with heterosexual sex. As a matter of fact, the
concept "homosexuality" did not exist until the time of Sigmund
Freud. All sex was considered natural. Some preferred one kind more
than others.

Although homophobia did not develop at this time, the seeds of
homophobia were sewn by the Hebrews when they decided to become a
nation state and needed to vastly increase their population of
Hebrews. Hebrews did not want to mix with other ethnic groups and
did not want to grow by assimilation of outside peoples, but to grow
the numbers of pure Hebrews. This interbreeding and association with
other ethnic groups had serious implications regarding the stability
of their religion. They wanted their religion to be pure and their
people to be "pure." Where all other cultures readily adsorbed
outside groups, Hebrews sought purity and ethnic isolation. This
meant that their population had to expand from within, and the only
way to accomplish this was by breeding restrictions. Any child born
out of wedlock had a very poor chance of survival. Only if they had
a father who accepted them as a legimate offspring would the father
protect, feed, and care for the child. Lineage was vitally important
to the passing of property from one generation to another. As a
result, the Hebrews passed draconian sex laws that had never existed
in any other society prior to them. Only procreative sex within
marriage was allowed. All other forms of sex were forbidden and
punishable by death - a very harsh penalty for disobeying the law.
These doctrines were incorporated into their religious literature.
It is far easier to have people police themselves due to religious
convictions than to have soldiers standing over people's beds. And
thus the Hebrew sex laws were born and sanctified by religious
practices. Their religion controlled their lives, and failure to
abide by religion could cause people to be ostracized by the
community or even stoned to death. Stoning was a very painful and
slow way to die.

The following forms of sex were outlawed and punishable by death:
Adultery. This was due to the importance of inheritance of property.
A man could be verbally rebuked for adultery and even ostracized by
the group. But women were stoned to death, a practice that continues
in many Islamic countries today. Onanism. Any non-procreative
spilling of one's seed. This involves coitus interruptus (early
withdrawal), masturbation, oral copulation, or rubbing externally
against the body to the point of ejaculation. It also involved any
form of birth control. Pederasty. Anal intercourse. Or men lying
with men (Oral/anal) non-procreative sex. The only approved form of
sex was procreative sex within marriage where there was a high
probability of pregnancy and of a child that would grow to
adulthood. The Bible has strong admonitions against any other form
of sex. The penalties for all were the same.

The Christians, an offshoot of Judaism, adopted the Hebrew Bible as
the Old Testament. Homosexuality, men lying with men, was rarely
considered in early Christianity and was basically ignored,
especially by the Church. Those inclined toward homosexuality often
joined the Church and became priests and monks. They were members of
the educated class. In the Middle Ages, although all non-procreative
sex was officially forbidden, it was basically ignored. Two things
happened to change this. Some writers of religious text began
expressing strong sentiments against sex. Until property laws
changed in the Middle Ages, priests could marry and raise families
just as protestant ministers today. When property laws changed, the
widows of priests who has started their own churches claimed these
churches and the revenues received through them as their
inheritance. This was in direct conflict with the Church who claimed
the property and the revenue. As a result, the Church issued edicts
against marriage by priests and insisted that priests should remain
celibate. This caused upheaval and riotous disagreement by the
heterosexual priests who were then denied access to sexual release.
In Medieval towns, a priest could hardly have sex with a town's woman
without everyone knowing about it, and this could lead to expulsion.
Priests found themselves in a position of having to remain celibate,
and about that, they were very unhappy. At the same time,
homosexually inclined priests were cloistered in monasteries away
from public eyes, and sex among those priests was abundant. This led
to animosity with the heterosexual priests in communities who had to
remain celibate. Almost everyone during that time was illiterate
except for the upper class and the priests. Priests often wrote on
religion and other topics and took their writings to the town centers
where they read them to the town's folk who were unable to read
themselves. And thus admonitions against men lying with men began to
appear in town centers and the people increasingly found themselves
admonished regarding this. This is what is called a "thought virus"
or meme. Meme is pronounced similar to gene and refers to cultural
practices being passed from one generation to another just as genes
pass physical attributes between generations. And thus, homophobia
was born. Ostracism was greatly feared during Medieval times. Any
expulsion from the community meant death. So homophobia as a fear of
being associated with homosexuality itself began to spread through
all of society. Later as Europeans began to explore the world, they
took homophobia with them wherever they went and spread it across the
face of the globe. Even those who did not adopt their religion
adopted this meme and for the first time, peoples who had no prior
rejection of homosexual sex began to reject it and fear it.

At a time when homophobia has begun to die in the Western world,
fundamentalist churches have adopted an anti-homosexual stance for
political and economic reasons. Having a focus of hatred toward an
outside minority provides the fundamentalist church with an
attraction by those who seek to belong by sharing a hatred. It is a
natural human behavior. The anti-homosexual stance has increased the
membership of fundamentalist churches. Humans have an instinct to
reject those who are different from them or the group (herd.) This
causes a bond between those who share a hatred. It also has become
big business for these churches bringing in billions in revenue for
anti-homosexual projects. This is revenue that the churches would
not otherwise have and it is a lucrative business that they show no
inclination to turn away. Although one is aware that for every
homosexual fornication in our society there are more than ten or
twenty times more heterosexual fornications but, yet, these are never
mentioned. Nor is birth control attacked. A very large population of
couples live together witout getting married. Nor is divorce and
remarriage attacked even though the Bible says that this is
adultery. That would be attacking their own membership and would
drive both people and revenue away. They want to attract people and
revenue and thus their program of hatred of homosexuals, a minority,
has become a cash cow for their religious altar.

We rarely take time to sit and analyze why things are the way they
are. We just assume that is the way they are supposed to be.
However, all human behaviors have a history. We simply have to look
hard enough to find it.

For anyone who did not know this information before, I hope this has
been informative and useful. It opens up new avenues of thought and
gives us a new opportunity to improve our knowledge base. Sex is an
important feature of human life, and the better we understand our
sexuality, the better life we can have as human beings.