# gay genes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 7, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-genes/253898 "2004-07-07T02:18:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-genes/253898/1 "2004-07-07T02:18:57Z")
Inspired by its [namesake](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5040530). If you read that thread you’ll notice a subtopic crops up about why there seems to be a preference for genetic explanations… to the extent of dismissing any non-genetic cause almost out of hand. Is it because people over-identify with genotype? A kind “Genotype makes me who I am.” thought process… rather than “Phenotype is who I am.’”, with the observation that phenotype is affected by quirky environmental factors being somehow unsatisfying. Though the topic stems from a “gay genes” discussion, it need not be limited to questions of the biological basis of sexual orientation… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-genes/253898/2 "2004-07-07T03:55:11Z")
I’m _wearing_ 'em! ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-genes/253898/3 "2004-07-07T04:11:21Z")
Those are the ones that have that clear plastic over the cheeks right? 😛