The pro's of proving
scientifically there's a physical difference between the brains of
hetrosexual and homosexuals are:
The first is obvious,
we will know that it is not a matter of choice because very few if
any humans or animals can consciously control the development of
their neuropaths. This would then make it harder for people to
justify homophobia.
Secondly, it would then
give us a bases to research the causes and ultimately to see if it is
genetical or not. Thereby, reinforcing or not the case of if it's
choice or not.
Additionally, if anyone
thought they were homosexual they could be “tested” for it. The
risk of testing would me that it makes it more of an “illness”
but if it was approached in the same way as intelligence with the IQ
test then maybe not. This however leads away from the neurology and
genetics and into the field of psychology. With many things in
psychology they aren't solidly defined and the “choice” argument
could creep in. I doubt though, that anyone would “choose” to be
clinically retarded nor would they choose to be in a minority
(homosexual). Yes, homosexuality could be seen as a negative thing
still but at least there would be a marked and defined difference in
thought processes and such. How practical this would be I don't know.
The downsides are:
That if there is not
actually a difference it will reinforce the choice opinion and help
justify homophobia.
However, if there is a
difference that isn't genetical and is due to the way homosexuals are
brought up. It could lead to abuse of children, young adults and
adults that take solace in religions because they find it difficult
to understand their feelings.
The people that come
out when they are older may then feel worse for not knowing who they
were before.
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