>>>As for homosexuality, I do not believe that people choose to be gay, and pretty much all reputable research supports that. It's still not totally clear whether it's nature or nurture, but by fairly early on, people respond sexually to whichever sex they're attracted to. If it's not a choice, what makes it a lifestyle?
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>>Perhaps we can solve the above with genetic engineering.
>PMFJI, but the same people (it seems to me) that object to homosexuality also object to genetic engineering.

I'm one (of many, I suspect) that has no problem with gay marriage and related stuff but LOTS of problems with genetic engineering.

Specifically, my problem is with genetically engineered food, at least at this time.
The common defense regarding such "food" is that 'people have been playing with genetics since Grigore Mendel, so it is nothing new' and this is a load of crap. The established techniques versus genetic engineering are roughly equivalent to comparing a firecracker to a A-bomb - they do not compare!

Food is stuff we EAT. It goes into our bodies and is digested and makes its way throughout our bodies. Just because it looks the same as the natural stuff doesn't mean it will react the same way IN our bodies.
And so far most GM food is crop grown, resulting in their seeds dispersing all over the place. Soon there will be no way to avoid having some GM contamination in all foods made here (North America).

I'm still open as regards genetic engineering for medical reasons.