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From: "Don May" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Gender attraction and Genetics
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:38:04 -0700
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Ken, thanks for the follow up response.

I admit that my introductory message, the subject as I have been around for
other subjects, could have been taken as inflammatory.
Yes there are numerous "nature -versus-nurture verbal wars and political and
cultural warfare on the subject. I do not care to participate in arguments.
I do care about knowledge based genetic studies free of all those battles.
My intent was to find if anyone here was knowledgeable of such studies which
I know of a few out there but not in the context of a web discussion group
of people into genetics, genealogy and particularly using DNA.

I can see keeping verbal wars off the list as they are very destructive but
do not understand why asking questions about any genetic connection is not a
valid topic as long as it is based on sound studies of genetics and aspects
of genealogy. I admit this can be a sensitive topic and easily carried into
warfare but that is not my intent. I am not some young kid out to cause
conflict in groups for cheap thrills just a 71 year old who is still
curious and would like more knowledge before I die.

Don


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Gender attraction and Genetics


> Maybe it was your introductory message to this subject charging that
> "social
> prejudices" and "religious dogma" and then "personal prejudices" were the
> obstacles to something (not clear to me) you wanted the list to get into?
> The usual nature- versus-nurture verbal war on the underlying causes of
> homosexual preferences as well as research studies as well as political
> and
> cultural warfare on the subject is out there for anyone to participate
> in --- but let's keep it out of this list.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don May" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 11:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Gender attraction and Genetics
>
>
>> For having brought up the subject of the possibility of a genetic
>> connection
>> to gender attraction so far I have been accused of a "Homosexual Agenda"
>> "A
>> Crusade," and "Zealotry." And that I should go elsewhere. I will not
>> judge
>> this group as a whole on those responses.
>>
>>
>>
>> Am I being shouted down for asking questions. I was reminded by some good
>> folks on this group that there are no stupid questions. Obviously some
>> here
>> think there are "socially unacceptable questions." J
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DNA] Gender attraction and Genetics
>>
>>
>>> Please, take your crusade and zealotry to another site.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Don May" <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 11:20 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [DNA] Gender attraction and Genetics
>>>
>>>
>>>>I do not apologize for my post. Only the reference of "setting aside
>>>> religious beliefs" which was a poor choice of words and not meant to
>>>> imply
>>>> one should give up their religion, only be open to scientific truth
>>>> when
>>>> confronted with it.
>>>
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