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It's not that I'm saying sexuality is purely environmentally-based, because that would be too extreme on one end of the spectrum of biological-social. I simply refute the idea that there is a "gay gene" or "gay genetic combination" which ultimately determines one's sexual orientation. There may be genetic factors at play in the development of people's sexual preferences, but I am firmly against biological determinism in most areas and believe that even something as seemingly ingrained and "natural" as sexual preference is heavily affected by social forces. It probably came off as though I was completely discounting the biological side of it because I become indignant and aggressive at this pop culture idea that everything is reliant on genetics. This obsession that people seem to have with finding a "gene" for everything is absolutely ludicrous to the point of being laughable.
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