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I'd just as soon leave things the way they are. It would seem that homosexuality has a genetic base, for the simple reason that there is often a cluster of behaviors that are associated with homosexuality.
Take the classic cliche gay guy - lisps, flutters, runs like a woman - these are real, verifiable characteristics which you will find in all cultures, though they don't necessarily mean "gay" (important point - read twice - don't necessarily mean "gay"). This seems to point to a genetic base for the predisposition.
Now, there are other classic cliche gay guy elements. Artistic, empathic, creative, warm, loves life and loves to share that love . . . the world and the arts community and the whole huge edifice that is culture has an enormous debt to the classic gay guy. Or girl - let me make that point too.
Eugenics (supple cow is justifiably appalled at the casual throwing around of this as a viable human choice) never works. There are many instances within history of entire cultures being wiped out within a short span. The natives of Newfoundland (if you could find them) would tell you all about that. No need to experiment on something as delicate as the human social animal. After all, what happens next? The "god-gene"? We find what makes fundamentalists tick, they infect the race with that mindset, and we all go up in a conflagration of mutual destruction fueled by minor differences in religious belief systems.
No, my friend, we may be potential parents or grandparents of the next round of homosexuals. Deal with it not by eradicating them before birth but by celebrating what they will add to the lives of our other, more likely to reproduce progeny. After all, they will have more disposable income (often because they don't raise families) so they can be rich uncles, cultural mixers, patrons of the arts and science . . .
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And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ... 
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