Sexual Orientation

Sexual Orientation Nature vs. Nurture

As we know sexual orientation was and still is one of the most interesting subjects that attracts scientists, biologists, philosophers and allows them to express their different points of view according to their data found. This data is enforced with empirical evidence which could make you change your mind depending if you think that a sexual orientation is naturally (genetic) acquired or is it learned from the nurture (environment).

First of all the theory of sexual orientation was studied as a mental disorder in the 1970’s according to the APA (American Psychology Association) in the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual), and it was removed from the DSM after a few researches seemed to prove the fact that homosexuality is more of a choice than a mental disorder.

From there the focus comes from the scientists researching the nature side of the homosexual and how they’re genetically different from any other heterosexual person. This was observed in the hypothalamus or what they call “the pleasure center” which consumed a larger area in the brain of a homosexual. There is another study which states that the amount of the hormone testosterone that is present in the body could adversely change male behaviors into female behaviors and vice versa. After all researches were said and done we were still brought back to the theory of choice when a group of scientists met with identical twins that shared the same genetics and one twin was heterosexual and one twin was homosexual.

As for the nurture or the environment stimulus it has always been assumed and later studied that homosexuality or heterosexuality was directly correlated to the influence of the person’s surroundings. This mainly consisted of the parents, as a result coming from what they teach their children about gender identity( boys