So anyway, I was cruising the 'net looking for stuff of interest and came across the 60 Minutes story called 'Gay or Straight?' Sure, it's a curious phenomenon and I can appreciate any attempt at greater understanding of issues surrounding homosexuality, but really...
The point of the story, which is divided up into a number of different segments, appears to be to explore the causes/origins of homosexuality - like, where does it come from and whether it may be due to nature/nurture/hormones/whatever. Whilst all this is interesting, what does it matter? Why is it important to know these things?
One of the segments was about a scientist who was researching homosexual behaviour in rats ('cos humans are so much like these creatures - and whose surname was - get this - "Breedlove"!). He discovered that rats exposed to certain hormones straight after birth could be made to exhibit the behaviour of the opposite to their sex, for example, a male rate given female hormones and castrated would respond in the same way as a female rat to the sexual advance of a male rat by tilting its head back and presenting its rear.
I wonder, why is money being spent on such research? Are they looking for a "cure" for homosexuality?? Would such a thing a be of benefit to society? Tell me, please!
(Image above from Allposters.com)
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