The essay "The Ethics of Genetic Research on Sexual Orientation" decribes the imprisonment and murder of homosexuals in Singapore. A similar situation is also present today in Uganda. In the artice "The World's Worst Place to be Gay?", it mentions the country's Anti-Homosexuality Act. This horrific piece of legislation convicts those who are considered gay to a sentence of life in prison or in some cases even death. The author also describes an interview with a young lesbian, who revealed that she was raped "in an attempt to cure her of her orientation".
I believe that the search for the gay gene, while it may be in the best intentions, will cause further discrimination rather than understanding. In places such as Singapore and Uganda, it will be used to "weed out" those who are different and may lead to genocide.
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