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Message: <blockquote data-quote="paradox42" data-source="post: 3671138" data-attributes="member: 29746">As a gay man myself- and, raising the spectre of Kinsey which you both seem to be assiduously avoiding, a pure Kinsey 6- meaning I've never felt the slightest inclination in my life towards sex with a female- I must say, I don't see how there can't be a genetic (or at least, "biological hardware") component to homosexuality. I've done meditation and all sorts of personal self-exploration; I've even achieved moments of satori in the Buddhist sense (on three occasions). I know how to alter my personal inclinations when I feel the need to. And no argument saying it's "software" (that is, imprinted, or based on some sort of psychological factor) has ever made sense to me or rang true in the least.I know it's a spectrum; I've met plenty of bisexuals both male and female. I've discussed the subject of sexual orientation with several of them at length. I know I'm an extreme. But we do exist, and as a member of the homosexual extreme I must ask- how do you explain me, if not with something inborn? Purely genetic would likely be absurd, yes, but "software" this ain't. This is wiring. This is hardware.And if it wasn't already obvious, my own background is in computer science- I was a programmer by trade but took several classes in computer engineering in order to get my degree. And I do a lot of reading on wide-ranging subjects. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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