12th June 2009, 5:02 PM
Along other lines, sometimes people will say that the people who are born with one body but want to change are genetically set like that. This may be true, but I've yet to see scientific studies to confirm or deny a genetic link. This does NOT make it wrong mind you, I'm just saying that the genetic link is not actually demonstrated. But, that is irrelevent to if it's okay or not.
Along those same lines, I actually think that people who argue "it's okay to be gay because they genetically can't help it" completely miss the point. That's a horrible way to justify it. The real justification is that it doesn't hurt anyone. After all, even if serial killers had an established genetic link, we'd still have to arrest them because that behavior DOES hurt people. People who say "gay people just can't help it" as their one and only defense are actually doing more harm than good.
Along those same lines, I actually think that people who argue "it's okay to be gay because they genetically can't help it" completely miss the point. That's a horrible way to justify it. The real justification is that it doesn't hurt anyone. After all, even if serial killers had an established genetic link, we'd still have to arrest them because that behavior DOES hurt people. People who say "gay people just can't help it" as their one and only defense are actually doing more harm than good.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)