>…We want to see marriages protected,” said Sonja Swiatkiewicz, director of issues response for Focus on the Family Action..<

Then whyintheHELL doesn’t this damned CULT work on preserving ALL marriage, and focus on its’ own family for once? “dr” dobshit stuck his big fat nose in where it was NOT wanted, nor did it belong. Let him stay in his pwecious widdle castle and leave the real grownups alone.

From Stanford University:

1) Several studies have shown that homosexuality tends to run in families. The probability that the brother of a gay man is gay is about four times higher than normal. Similarly, the odds that the sister of a lesbian is also a lesbian is significantly higher than normal. However, male homosexuality and lesbianism tend to run in different families: sisters with gay brothers are not more likely than normal to be lesbian. A 1993 study that traced the pedigree of pairs of gay brothers found that homosexuality tends to run on the maternal side of the family tree: the brothers had a higher than average number of maternal nephews and uncles who are gay.

2) Identical twin studies shed additional light on the genetic underpinnings of sexual preference. If there are differences in preference between identical twins, who share the same genes, then that difference cannot be genetic. Here, the research indicates that in cases where one identical male twin is gay, about half the time the other twin is gay as well. “This is way above 4 percent, so it’s got to be genetic” Goldstein said. The percentages for lesbian twins are slightly lower, but generally comparable.

3) DNA studies have identified the general location of at least one “gay gene.” The maternal heritability of male homosexuality narrowed the region where such a gene must reside to the X chromosome, because sons get this chromosome from their mother. Analysis of DNA markers on the X chromosomes of sibling pairs has further narrowed the search to a region called XQ28. It consists of hundreds of genes and is located near the tip of the X chromosome. However, there is some indication that genes located elsewhere may have a similar effect on sexual orientation, Goldstein said.

4) Fetal development studies suggest how such a gene might influence such a complex behavior. The development of a fetus into a male is accomplished by the development of the testes, which produce testosterone, which has a wide range of physiological effects. During the perinatal period, a week before and after birth, testosterone has an irreversible organizing effect on the body and brain of males. If the hormone is absent during this period, the individual’s anatomy and behavior never can become wholly male. A testosterone surge during puberty activates male sexual development and behavior.
Differences between gay and straight sexual orientation appear at a very early age. In a study, a group of openly homosexual men were asked when they first became aware of their attraction to men and boys, when they realized that they were gay and when they “came out” to others. The group reported becoming aware of their attraction at a very young age, between 5 years old and puberty. Self-awareness of their sexual orientation took place around puberty, and coming out of the closet took place much later.

AND:

Revisiting Dr. Simon Levey:

http://www.nerve.com/Regulars/ScienceOfSex/09-05-00/

So, RJLigier: Go pedal your mis-information elsewhere and stfu!

But it’s a Colorado group doing the lobbying, and the Wyoming folks who got the calls to support it are apparently asking their lawmakers to oppose it.