First of all, I must start this
blog with the obligatory, “I am not a homophobe.” I don’t care about your
sexual preference, the color of your skin, the size of your body, or the
religion you adhere to. The only determining factor I have in attaching labels
to people is whether or not you intentionally work on making this planet a
better place to live. I don’t ask that you be Gandhi. I ask that you be
conscious, respectful, courteous, and live your life in a manner that supports
and stimulates life, peace, and truth. Being gay is the least of my concerns.
With that; there is no such thing as a gay gene.
It is very easy today to blame
our genes for any kind of expression that is not socially accepted. However, we
must first understand what a gene is and how it works. Here I interject another disclaimer. I am not a geneticist. I had nothing to do with unraveling the
human genome. I also know that those who did will never completely understand
the infinite magic of the gene. The more science digs, the more questions
arise. I am, however, (and
maybe more importantly) a student of Natural Law.
A very simple point I want to make is that genes have an innate desire to create life. That is the gene's divine function; to propagate itself and therefore its species. A gay gene would be a self-destruct button in the evolution of life. If the male and female species never again sexually interacted, whether it be a pine tree, butterfly, or human, then that species would eventually die off. A gay gene is the antithesis of life itself. It contradicts the very function of genetics.
Sticking to the very
basics of genetics, the DNA in your genes is made from phosphate, sugar, and four
amino acids: adenine (A), cytosine
(C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). The sequencing of genes/the creation of all
your different parts, comes from how these amino acids line up and where they
line up within the gene. (e.g. ACT, CAG, TTT). When genes are copied they can only copy these
amino acid chains. Amino acids are the building blocks for protein. Protein is
a physical structure and has no self-directing brain. There is nothing in this
chain of amino acids that tells the structure HOW to act. It can only build
structure.
Genes create form. Genes can give you green eyes, curly hair, long legs, or strong bones. Genetic defects can give you cystic fibrosis, Down’s syndrome, or Sickle-cell disease. Amino acid chains do not have the capacity to create character. They cannot tell the form how to function. Genes are not endowed with secret brains that whisper in your ear. They cannot tell you to be obsessive compulsive, type-A personality, or an addict. They cannot teach you to be polite or rude. How you act with the parts that genes give you must come from somewhere else entirely: Epigenetics and psychological programming. (For a more in depth understanding, please refer to the work of Bruce Lipton.)
So it is with much chagrin that I must disagree with Lady Gaga. You were not and can never be Born That Way.
