In all states?

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈Congrats from America🇺🇸🇺🇸

Yeah, in all states, as of September 6th 2018

We kind of don't have different rules for different states. Maybe for smaller things or very specific reasons, but generally speaking the law is the same across the country.

Congrats. I hope India keeps thriving 👍

not like this father who says he studied his son (like when we study some disease or something weird), looking for answers to "justify", and put him in a "special" place and love him. I prefer one who loves me as I am, just for being alive and who does not have me as an object of study and goes around saying everything he had to investigate to reach the conclusion that I have a place and function in the world

@@nangotoman9429 oh but this MD father clearly is the father you would have him be...The problem you have with him is that he is highly analytical, rational, and logical based on empirical facts, a trait typical of any person with a doctoral degree, which is a degree awarded only to those who demonstrate the traits that PROVE what is true, not just rely on personal gut instincts or so-called 'common' sense. Those without such intellects often accuse doctorate people of 'over-thinking' when in fact such critics simply are angry and often because they lack the patience and smarts to accept the fact that thinking at the investigative intellectual level is incompatible with simple quick answers for the under educated and /or simple-minded among us who are angered by the Truth when it doesn't suit their emotional neede.

@@jgrmtnjgrmtn3954 except this "doctor" cherry picked weak studies and made up a really nice story. Don't believe every doctor you meet on TV (or YT). This is far from the scientific proof he would have you believe. Look it up. The studies he cites are widely criticized. If something is too good to be true, and you find it in a 6 y.o. Tedx talk and wonder why you've never heard it before, guess what...

@@jgrmtnjgrmtn3954I can’t agree more with you!

​​​@@nangotoman9429love and care is different. We put psychopaths in jail. And he's trying to convince society not saying. And no one is equal and deserve equal care.

That's a power move right there from her.

Damn, that's nice. It's good she accepts you the way you are. Wish people in my country were like that

How old were you and are you male or female?

@@Anonymous-qw Female, and I was around 13 or 14 at the time. She even let my then girlfriend stay with us for a while.

@@CabbageSandwich sigma female

YES.

And can also be our collective weaknesses. There is no magic pill of success, it is more than that. Failure to acknowkegde this is why we fail. Beleiving our opinion, and only our opinion is correct, hence never questioning our own motives or direction, and never accepting responsibility for negative outcomes for ideologies we are heaviliy invested in, trapped in a prison of our own arrogance, calling ourselves "intellectual", in fact telling ourselves, in hopes we don't have our eyes opened by the real truth.

@CaliforniaNative64 that there is the right question.

@@rinzler9775 even after our death we may never know the truth right? There might not be an answer to that

Big lie.

You misunderstand what he's saying. He's not saying that all gay people are, in your words, really kind, bright, "magical" people spreading sunshine. He's just saying, that statistically, backed by scientific evidence, gays are more likely to be altruistic, bright, empathetic, independent thinkers etc. Of course many people don't fit the stereotypes, gay or straight. Of course there's always anecdotal evidence to the contrary. But science is a numbers and evidence game, and overall the studies back up what he's saying.

BDoug I just don't think I (or any gay person) was born into the world to be nice and to keep my family together. I don't believe in my mother's pregnancy her body though they needed someone to be the glue in the family so that made me gay. This research he's done, how accurate is it? It seems like some hypothesis he's made up after looking at a few statistics, not actual fact. What about bisexuals, transgenders, panasexuals? Where do they fit into this? It almost seems like he's just a father who found it a bit difficult *at first* that his son was gay, so he tried to find a scientific reason to justify it. It just doesn't all make sense to me

That One You Tube Comment, I totally understand where your coming from & what your trying to say, however I think there is 1 critical factor we're forgetting that was not reviewed in the video. The element of "nurture" and environment. Just like you said, gays are no different from straights when it comes to positive or negative personality traits. That does not discredit the eloquent speech we saw in this video. The doctor was speaking in terms of "nature", and as far as that goes he was spot on. But as unique individuals we should know that we're made up of more than just genetic coding. Who we are also comes from HOW we were raised, with what values, and the nurturing quality of our growing up environment (or lack thereof). So yes in a way what you say is true, but not because what the doctor said in the video is incorrect, but because there are other factors in what makes us human other than genes. Being raised in a loving environment is just as critical as the specific codes & switches in our very DNA.

This man has less than half an hour to present to you years, probably decades of research made by him and others, there's simply no time for him to present well rounded arguments backed by statistics and research. You can either take the statements made in this video as given or dismiss them entirely, but to judge them you will have to read books and papers published by him and others on said matter. His not promoting a stereotype in saying "all gays are...", but merely giving an overview - which should be easily comprehensible if you see the statistic shown for the supposed intelligence of gays. It does not show that all gays are highly intelligent, not even a majority, but just an unusal high percentage compared to the straight majority. The same will probably apply to your disapproved image of gays as "magical" people - not all of them, not even a majority, but an unusal high percentage

We all know that not gay men are like that, but the researches all show that a majority of us are more emotional and kind than straight men.

That's really pretty.

I love Wilde. That's some sharp wit.

@Yousef Ghaneemah hatred and intolerance are two of the symptoms of mental illness, are you sure, you, don't need some treatment?

@@axilirate "Who we are" changes throughout life. Sometimes bigots even change their minds.

More amazing one-liners that hit home: "You can't be #1 without being odd." And, "why fit in when you were meant to stand out?" -Dr. Seuss

Great parent

@@blueprint6578 thank you, I try.

Thank you, your daughter loves you.

@@stelharpwood5752 I love her the exact same as my straight children

I really want to hug you right now, i wish my parents could have reacted like you. U are doing great.

You know why you've been waiting for years? Because there isn't any.

@@GR-le1ms did you watch the video????

what are the results so far? genuinely curious

If you want a trans version, professor Dave has a pretty good one

@@maddsadd521 Yeah and it’s pseudoscience.

It's like saying we all have mass murder genes. Mutation is part of life.

B Wilhelm 0 to 100 real quick

I thought most of the crowds jeans were passable..... 😉

Not everyone likes to wear jeans

G star?

Very interesting, thank you!

@@MixedFruit876 your welcome.

As an atheist, I think your religion is gold !

@@Nonalhomophobie thank u 🙏🏽

This is so beautiful

Lovely comment...thank you!🥰♥

I got in trouble for giving a marker to a baby... did you know that it can take over a month to get sharpie ink off of a baby's skin...

Closet case​@@clarkkentsuperman5911

@@clarkkentsuperman5911stupidity is real

@@yvesangelic1447 I'm sure that it stares back at you from the mirror every morning...

Good on you brother! 👍🏳️‍🌈

You got this bro, I'm sure they'll love you regardless.

Keep at it!

Did you come out ? 🙃

@@yvesangelic1447 No yet to my family, I am in Europe now and when I come back to my country I'll do it. I don't know when that will happen, ask me in 1.5 years . Thanks for asking now.

yeah thats how nature works, there are ALWAYS exceptions. But if we say every theory is false because of these exceptions then we're going nowhere.

Totally agree, this guy, seens to me kind idiealistic

Exceptions don't disprove the general rule.

Alexis Hall infancy of study(modern technology and medicine will prove more very shortly)

Those studies are definitely biased. I worked at a college's research department and received hundreds of papers and talked candidly and in confidence with many of the authors; of which many confessed or slipped out that they somehow tweaked their results, or cheated in their way of getting their samples, even that they outright falsified queries, etc... So I agree, he just chose the studies that supported his claims, the same could be done to prove an opposing viewpoint.

People dont laugh at jokes they don't understand. And during that year, research on this was very very new. Still is to this day lol

I loved that joke lol

Maybe because puns are the lowest form of humour, and the audience is above average in intelligence.

I thought it was more wholesome than funny.

It took me a hot minute to get it

Depravity. Pride before the fall

Don't let anyone tell you who you are. Find love and be loving...hold onto it like your life depends on it, because it does. Hope you have a great 2023. Peace!

Are you African?

,,yes ,,but we know gays r made ,,so can be unmade .....w/love ,,understanding what went wrong ...can uguess ???

@@phillunrau9972 no they're not

@@phoenixdavida8987 ..not born ,,but made that way...programmed fr having poor role models ...satan is working to break up homes ... so father must be strong and head of home ,,not the mother...so the son will go look 4a strong man ...

..yes u can love who u want ,, bcz GOD ALLOWS FREE WILL as eve/adam given in garden ,,, but guide lines r given ,,eve broke them ,, and man w//a man is wrong ...

That response is why I love women.... To me, he seemed to imply that as the father, he hadn't the clue what the right words/response would be, and so chose the worst: silence... fortunately he had a woman beside him to quickly use inclusion and acceptance.

g w this is beautiful. I wish you the best on your education and exploration.

Assuming this is real, good luck!

Realise this: For every gay chinese man, there is a gay chinese man. For every heterosexual chinese man, there is 0.94 heterosexual chinese woman in the right age group. You'll never have to wait in line to flirt!

***** To be frank, nothing beautiful. This is just normal for Chinese people. Maybe its' a cultural thing, straight or gay. Compared to others, I am more selfish as I did escape finally.

I thought it that fit the Chinese 1-child only-policy pretty well. Is having less children not what the government wants?

I saw this speech in my early 20s and it helped me appreciate my existence and look at it homosexuality in a different way.

It all make since great presentation people who are taught by family or freinds wrong bias information about gays that's where the hate starts uninformed individuals kids emulate Parents or freinds that hate Is the correct way.

@@davidray4793 Generational bias is a fact. Some people are lucky to have the support of their family and others aren't so lucky. Happy 2023 and peace!

Huge kiss from me to you.

Eileen Oberholster will you be my mommy? Mine won't speak to me. :(

ThatsSOhistorical oh Dear. Your comment made me cry here. Wish i could give you a hug! Just know you always will have a family in the gay community and feel free to contact me if you need emotional suport. My facebook is facebooc.com/tom.grotto

Eileen Oberholster congratulations on being a great mom! love!

Thank you for this beautiful comment. I hope my family comes around and learns to love like you someday.

Yes

@Cameron MacLean My comment wasn't sarcasm though. So like, yeah. 🤷🏽‍♂️

@Cameron MacLean it's statics

You burdened your parents lol

Lol I'm gifted..with children.. they are my greatest GIFT..they've showed me that I'm truly GIFTED at being a father.. better than the one that wasn't there for me. And when I die the way they live on this earth and the way they treat people on this Earth will be another GIFT that I leave. I feel sorry for the people who can't have kids but especially sorry for the ones who don't want them. Seems like a lonely selfish life but who am I to say 🤗😎

That is so sweet. May your mother rest in peace ❤

RIP TO ALL OUR LOVED ONES WHO LEFT THIS EARTH

@@shakurwonders5216 u believe in life after death?

He was lucky to have you for a son. I'm glad he discovered that at the end.

They are...they just call them mum..

My African kids will love me!

It's about intelligence and maturity, not so much about being "open-minded."

Mike 4thekite OH I WISH. My mom’s religious as HECK.

It def would

@@treygowdyspurpletie9878 Not quite true. Loving is an active process, some are more capable of it than others. It has nothing to do with your emotional net worth. Don't believe in phrases like this, they can make you sick. Not being lovable would mean you would have to work on your looks or character. And while part of this might be true, the absolute most of it is superficial and loving and being loved will much more come down to loving as an ability everyone should learn, train and execute.

No, not all people are fortunate to come out of the uterus

@Anna Kooima sure. Considering more babies are killed than borned in NYC. it could come in handy

Elhastezy and? They’re still coming out of the uterus

Think y’all need to learn more about the reproductive system if you think c-section babies don’t also come out of a uterus

Took you long enough.

There's need to be more gays in India. That country is grossly overpopulated.

UKposts is such a massive part of my life. I would not have progressed to where I am in life today without YT and the beautiful people in it. I'm always happy when I see someone else who got those benefits too :)

Definitely tapping in to say that I feel the same way! Other social media platforms never did it for me like UKposts. I’ve been 2 years without social media except for this right here!

@@MayBlake_Channel I completely relate with this! I've been telling myself to learn more from Reddit but somehow it's just not clicking as well as UKposts does with me.

@@rubenpartono Hmm. What do you think the reason for that is?

Well I can! FOX NEWS.

Sameer Avhad what isn't?

Sameer Avhad Nice

B S homosexuality is no more crime in India 🇮🇳. Our government changed the law this year September 2018.

'It's is' is incorrect grammar, because 'it's' means it is

I know right! Woohoo 🏳️‍🌈🤘

Yeah and all the homosexuals are good people, right? So romantic, sadly reality is not that naive.

Show your teacher this video! Or refer them to me for some one-on-one time >:]

You should mention this to your parents. And other authority figures. It seems to be a deviation from the norm, yes, but no one has the right to decide how anything *should* be.

@Sam Bacon yes. Unfortunately, many textbooks currently used today have not been rewritten since the 1970s (only reprinted). She therefore needs to supplement her books with more up to date sources. A great suggestion would be for the school to buy access to JSTOR, a database that collects magazines put out by different organizations. A JPASS is apparently only $19.50/month with a slight discount if you pay yearly instead. So, about the same as a subscription to any magazine: but you get ALL the magazines. While the articles are too technical for use as reading material below grade 12, they would be of use to teachers: as well as supporting learning in other ways. For example, computer class could use it to teach students how databases work. Or students could write pretend bibliographies citing real articles. Basically, it's one of the best and most underutilized education tools out there, and it's dirt cheap.

@Sam Bacon If we take what was said literally here, then the teacher is making a moral claim, not a scientific one. So what the APA thinks would be irrelevant. Mind the is-ought gap.

If a species doesn't reproduce, it dies. So if that's what your teacher was implying, that's indisputably true. But if the teacher was making a moral claim, then of course it's false, because all moral claims are false.

Mainly the cry is how to protect your child from the harsh world

@Rob S I hope you don't have a son

@Rob S IF you'll have a son. And I hope you don't.

@Rob S Define the "right way" according to you. Nature is not on your side, just so you know.

@thowe624 what did he say?, he deleted his comments.

Right or wrong, one thing is for sure: this is what a real UKposts comment is!

Well, he's right so...

@@canniglow he's not

@@nisse7798 Why do you think that?

nisse26a... go on an show your ignorance. Come on with it.

He’s said all he needs to say. He made me accept myself in 17 minutes and for that, I salute him.

I think I'll see myself to the door. I feel sick.

@@sunlight000 I can't say. The children at utube would delete my comment. I think you know why though.

@@phillipstracner7909 "Me thinks you doth protest too much."

@@JamesBrown-ij1px I listen to rock and roll

what if you are the only child

@@girlbossincorporated a family of 3 with just 2 parents and a child is still a family.

@@ash.mystic yay im the glue to hold my parents relationship together!

@@girlbossincorporated That sounds sad. Hope you're okay Dr. Gradient. Parents shouldn't make their child feel like they're the only thing keeping them from separating or divorcing.

@@stelharpwood5752 they dont make me feel like that. i just do. also theyve been getting better since i made that comment

Cece Burton I think that's a bad way to characterize it. I think he just meant homosexuals are predisposed to be emotionally intelligent and with that intelligence they can be "healers" or "push people's buttons" aka (be dicks)!

Native Americans did see homosexuals as "2 spirit" ppl and they were usually the healers and shaman of the tribes.

Cece Burton don't say that, I think everyone by nature is predisposed to be good, I think in the beginning everyone is nice, it's just the things they went through as they mature, that culminates into what they are now.

Cece Burton nothing is absolute

in a scientific study, nothing is black and white. a statement saying that gay ppl are all good is pretty much inaccurate. But to say that gay ppl have a higher chances to be altruistic is more accurate. being altruistic/good is not determined by just being gay only. there are other factors like ur what environment u are exposed to, ur childhood experience and etc. but in a control study by only looking at the personality traits and sexuality. most study concluded with said above statement. do u understand

It's easy to react this way when you have 4 children and the "nephew model of DNA transfer" works.

Homosexality doesn't regulate by law as it's a personal matter and doesn't disturb public order and health that all the matter for law to not punish.

That's amazing!

Donald Trump legal means law abiding ... bruh.

💜💜💜

@Donold Trump LOL THANKS FOR THIS.

No It absolutely did the same to me.

@@greg-op2jh lol deeper than just science right?!?👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

I guess it's a wildcard? :D When evolution is not sure what's the best bet, hedge your bets.

Yeah - would be great if someone could link a source answering this ^^

i was wondering the same. how do bi/pan people fit into this? and trans people as well? if only these traits hadn’t been treated as abominations for so long throughout history, maybe we’d know more by now. 💔 i’m just glad things are changing, though.

I was looking for this comment. I’ve been thinking the same thing.

I'm really very grateful to be alive now, than before. Now I can be myself. But I wish there were more studies conducted about LGBTQ+ individuals. Then we'd know so much more and that youths in the community suffer more than straight peers. But we have lots of progress

Yay.

A deep hole lie lmao

@@renderlessgames wtf

Uggg

That statement makes no sense! People want to feed there worldly lust, when the bible clearly states that homosexuality is not the right way to live . God condemns this life style. If u choose not to believe Gods words u are playing with fire!!! You will have to face the Lord for making this tragic decision. This world is trying to turn everyone away from God !!! Away from the truth!! Many are sadly being deceived!!!!

Thank you for being an ally

we need more straights like you bro

@Dija no not all of them, but most importantly, why should i care? im not religious. So what any given religion thinks of, well anything, is totally irrelevant to me

@Dija Good! so dont bother people then

@Dija Nope your bothering others but running in and screaching about your storybook fandom

Real love does not need aproval. Real love would be telling the child what is wrong, even if it hurts.

@@tell-me-a-story- uHm...okay?

@@tell-me-a-story- thats called invalidation

And their knowledge and talents aren't passed on.

@@humansvd3269 Uhm, through their interactions with other people, yes? I mean, you have teachers, tutors, senior employees taking on apprentices, aunts and uncles w/o children but help raise nephews/nieces, etc... "It takes a village to raise a child."

@@illustryfe5354 No, it takes parents to raise a child. People with high iq or those with talents should reproduce as you ensure they are passed on. Failing to do so deprives society of those that can contribute.

@@humansvd3269 Talent and IQ don't mean the people having them can function as good parents. Of course not everyone has to be free from such relationship to keep at their field and success. There's also the problem with the child wanting to inherit the parent's knowledge or not. And then, people nagging about not caring, not showing basic love and affection.... And if they are talented/smart, they can pass on their knowledge through research or teachings. The thing is, there hasn't been a clear research about how talented parents give birth to talented children and said will inherit whatever the parents are passing on.

@@humansvd3269 You have a reductionist/simplistic view on a topic I bet you've never researched in a laboratory. Don't act smart, troll.

but it's not a scientific talk, even if he is a doctor and uses scientific data. The information presented in the first minutes leads him to nonsensical conclusions! He looks more like a father trying to "justify" and "accept" his son, than a scientific talking.

@@nangotoman9429 You're the one with nonsensical conclusions, bro!

He did indeed say that and I loved it too :)

Now I want to snuggle with my family

I KNOW RIGHT 😍

II

So cute - snuggle for existence 💕

Just send them a copy of the url and let them watch it!

I Hope your parents will accept you

Courage is the sole foundation to communication. Courage is freedom. Freedom is breathtaking and removes the weight off your shoulders even at the risk of a new problem. People usually come around over time. If they don’t, at times you just just have to ask, Is family love a condition of me being straight? At times people need to really understand they are hurtful. It’s a process for them to get over. Allow them time. If it’s not working, at times you have to just firmly say, STOP trying to change me. If things don’t go well over time, send the family a letter arriving on the same day - saying this is something you were born with at no fault of anyone and ending with a simple question. Is family love a condition on me being straight? Courage is a frame of mind. Courageous people know there is a lot of risk at times but presses on because the focus is not on loss, but rather deal with the real issue at hand. If you are further shunned, the effort is not over. Time has an amazing healing power for people to come around. Doubting family members start paying attention to the “subject”. Years of people believing one way takes time to learn their own way to tolerance and finally an acceptance. Eventually you can introduce your mate. Eventually they realize it’s about your happiness. As a rule tough times never last but tough people do. Press on with your life and use any discouragement as fuel to do the right thing in your own life. It’s important to stay positive, for you to take the high road and study manners. Manners has opened more doors in life and it’s a deep secret to many. It’s difficult for people to argue or debate people who are so polite. That does not mean you become weak. It means you can be both and state facts to hold your position. Many people gravitate to people with manners. Manners start at the dinner table from the way you place your knife on the plate after you first use it, to not talking with food in your mouth, it’s keeping your lips shut while chewing. Manners is how you walk in the room in a pleasant and somewhat charming manner and greets the others. It’s also how you conduct yourself in a job interview. Deal with coworkers. Eventually it’s natural. Being confident yet pleasant pulls people in. It’s the high road. That’s the question to ask in a challenge... what is the high road? Taking that position wins out more often then not. Manners and the high road includes temperance. A subject in and of itself. It’s amazing how powerful this is and it’s part of the secrets of life and relationships. The secret to relationships is not being a ongoing burden and bidirectional courtesy.

They already know.

Sending you love and acceptance! ❤️

Arsh Barot 😢😥

himanshu singh don't worry things will get better

Arsh Barot lol when I moved to Spain I became friends with this dude who had also moved to Barcelona for art school. He was Indian and it was his first time out of the country. We became like bffs but this one day I asked if he had done anything with a guy before and he got sooooo offended i was actually surprised. He was tryna play it cool but I could tell it really bothered him. He said he would've punched me if we were in India. I was shocked he took it so badly considering how accepting and open he was in regard to me and my boyfriend at the time.

Matthew Bryan Indian men get very defensive when it comes to anything 'gay'. They are cool about it from a distance - as long as it has nothing to do with them. I think this is because straight men in general think that being close to anything gay somehow makes them less manly and society will judge them for being effeminate. Also, the ignorance about gay people is extremely high.

Arsh Barot yeah I think it's sooo unnecessary when I see straight guys on UKposts being dared to "kiss" or whatever. You know how they make such a huge deal about it and scream and afterwards they'll grab some damn bleach and listening to gargle with. It's just so extra. One of my best friends is straight and very secure while himself and doesn't really care how people view him. He was curious about butt stuff so we actually fucked. Then afterwards I figured like with the other straight guys I've been with, we would never ever discuss it again. But to my surprise he was so secure with himself that he shamelessly told a lot of his guy friends about our experiences. It was really refreshing and actually gave me hope lol

..hugs..

hehehe I am so sorry. Here for you if you need me.

The Toxic Parent. 😒😖

*hug pile, everyone*

Love yourself. Leave and be independent.

suvariboy Agreed

It is always the same...

suvariboy i have not watch the video yet, but I'm gonna have to agree with you before i do

too bad this isn't real science

and some people just had to be assholes

With some Neil Patrick Harris thrown in the mix.

That's what I was thinking lol

thank god i am not the only one xD

@u wot m8 Facial features and charisma

He seems a "bit" calmer than Robin.

ik huhu

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I almost had a seizure from the cringe 😆 This guy is definitely a dad, hahaha

So true, May

@@MayBlake_Channel ya, i agree with most of what he says, except for that. existence in this world is most definitely more of a struggle than a snuggle.

I accept you and love you as the unique human being you are and, even though that's not enough because the acceptance of parents is rlly important, I hope it helps you understand that, no matter how hard things can get, there's always someone out there willing to help u or just be ok with who you are

i’m sorry baby ❤️

You are not alone, it's a hard process to go through. There are going to be moments of despair and loneliness but You will be ok. It's all worth it in the end. Just be true to yourself, respect yourself, find yourself and love yourself.

You're not alone...all the way from Nigeria 🙏🏾🙏🏾😢

Aloychucks Mario same but we live in the USA

He had other three children to spread his DNA.

@@gauravrajak007 AHAHHAHA

@@gauravrajak007 what's the point ??? everything ends doesn't it, then why so obsessed over it, is a finite thing more important that the life of your son ?

@@arianagrandaremix8858 it matters, if not your won't have born. It's a biology yes we will die but not entirely.

@@gauravrajak007 actually in that way,you wont die either if you reproduce or not, we will turn into nutrients and continue to appear and nourish the next generation. tw, are u sure that ur generation won't stop? there are so many chains that stoped?and even if it dosent then what? isnt it selfish though? make the most of what u have now and let your son have what he wants with his life instead of making his life what you want for urself ! im saying this bez my parents are forcing me like that too

Yeah it did not age well🦶🤧

Haha yea

Lmaoo

Why is that tho?

That's why it was called a show all along

I definitely believe he loves his son, but the talk dishonest!

Haha just had an argument on another video with someone with... let’s just say ‘less than average intelligence’ on another video and I was getting nowhere with him, he just kept repeating the same arguments that made no sense again and again. In the end, I linked this video to him. He’s more than likely not gonna watch it, and if he does he’s either not going to understand it or stick his heels in and say it’s fake... I don’t really care, but watching it again made me feel better 😂

Lol Why does my name matter yeah what was the video and what was the argument he made

@The spiffing wisconsinite I see you like Yorkshire tea... (you’re clearly a spiff fan, love that)

That's not contradictory; that's just outlining two distinct mechanisms triggering the epigenetic changes that result in male homosexual offspring. O'Keefe never claims that either is the sole mechanism. Bisexuality may well be the result of a less complete triggering of the epigenetic changes, though, but it may also be that the epigenetic switches are present but weak at the genetic level in the mother. The fact that O'Keefe doesn't pose a theory for bisexuality doesn't invalidate his remarks on the causes of homosexuality.

@RoadRover's first statement.That's a very pessimistic outlook on it. If anything, we should applaud O'Keefe for finding a scientific basis for his son's sexuality, and learning to accept it in a time where society was generally homophobic and heteronormative. That's the basis of human progress - to discover the unknown and learn from it.

RoadRover, I think you have either missed the scientific part or did not get his point.

O'Keefe was talking about a plausible epigenetic mechanism for the observed incidence of gays (and other sexualities) at the group level. At the individual level (e.g. his son) there are many random factors at play that average out as the sample size is increased.

RoadRover .RoadRover also maybe your right about the 50% stress thing Maybe when someone is born bisexual it's because their mother had some form of medical stress or their father idk how genetics like to work so they were born bisexual because it wasn't a serious threat such as cancer and maybe they're born bisexual due to some malformation in other siblings such as some reproductive thing Now obviously this is just me spitting out what I think and has no concrete base but I think it could sort of explain it

Hey, Adam! I just posted this on Facebook with my share of this TEDx talk: "I believe that it is unspeakably arrogant to believe that nature is flawed. Its results may be inconvenient to our human belief systems, our habits, our goals, yes. And, that makes it our problem, not nature's. Nature's responses are always perfectly aligned with a pattern that it knows how to handle." I thought you'd appreciate reading it... Of course you are legitimate, valued and essential! So, do you part, and shine your light - in line with what you said, we all need YOU at this point in time. Big hugs.

Lol. This should not be what legitimizes you. You should find validity through your own experience as a human not based on your sexual orientation.

what if everyone around you treated you like you weren't worthy of life from the time you were born. Would you be so smug then? was that lol or 101, as in your still in 1st semester. grow up, kid.

Adam Hope Please don't spread his message. It might sound nice, but it's unscientific and it stereotypes gay men.

Adam Hope God told me I chose to be gay in my contract to incarnate into the world so I would experience hate on every level...I have...

Science actually starts with a hypothesis.

But there is a difference between saying"here's my theory(which is easily proven wrong)" and saying"here is the truth".

Alex Thompson he didn't tho...it's just a ted talk and theory that could possibly be true.

sarah Owens so why is he saying this like "that's why this and "it is". That is fact talk not theory.

Alex Thompson Nobody writes a theory where they pussyfoot around every sentence of it. Its understood its a theory. You every read or write a paper past highschool? You dont say "in my opinion" because it would be redundent to say so. Its a given

it's the mouth

Robin Williams crossed with steve Carell maybe?

I thought he looked and sounded exactly like Tim DeKay from "White Collar "

Ha i see it

Yeah. At least in profile.

ikr

Totally agree... when I was a retail cashier, nothing annoyed mean customers as much as being super nice to them and agreeing with everything they said. :)

I use this strategy around narcissistic people I know. I avoid them, but if they come to me I'm respectful to them and act sort of nonchalant around them. It's been working well for me. They usually get annoyed and learn to leave me be when they notice that they can't get any reaction other then disinterest out of me.

Real men don't cry!

I have to admit, I did too. It's well spoke and well thought out, more of these please. 😋👬😋👬😋👬😋

I'm crying that I'm not as handsome as you. 😍😍

Paul Andrews you are funny

SAADY MELENDEZ He's right though

Not me, im quite happy that my father accept me for who i am and do not spend the rest of his life looking into suspicious studies to search and find at all cost a reason for my condition... that's quite humiliating .

He's kinda gotta be cool about it; pretty sure he realizes it runs in the family.

well yeah but in a society where most people werent very accepting, and people say its a sin and that its unnatural, so this guy what he is doing is trying to raise awareness so others can learn its natural and accept their kids and stuff ya know?

I think he's trying to help other people understand that it's not unnatural. He said ion the beginning that he was more worried for Jimmy 's safety than anything else.

then they would be the mother....perfect gayism...yeah

Shame that the rulers find more power in uniformity rather than diversity.

Diversity of what? "Diversity is our strength" is just a nice-sounding platitude.

@@RavenclawFtW3295 diversity period. But on the most fundamental level, without diversity our species would simply not change and evolve. We would stagnate. Or do you want and example for which every form of diversity is good? Cos now I'm wondering if you actually watched the video?

I agree, it is our strength. Unfortunately, diversity is one-sided today. The side that preaches diversity is the most intolerant to difference of worldviews and beliefs.

@@rudedude62 I don't think that is necessarily true. To me, it seems the left encourages diversity and some far left people take it to the very extrememes, becoming themselves, very intolerant. Then some far right people, seeing these intolerant left wing people start calling the *whole* left hypocrites. Their particular favourite is to claim the left hates white straight males and the like despite the fact many left wing people are straight white males. Because the people claiming this are for the most part, straight males people become wary of this whole demographic. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy continuing in an never ending cycle. In reality, these extreme far left and far right people and their ideals are far more similar to each other than the majority of more centre right and left wing people. Unfortunately social media seems has given voice to these extremists and to have fuelled hatred between the sides. Misunderstanding is rife because extremists have no desire to understand each other. Each sure wants to believe the worst of the other, painting the other as villains, and monsters without really listening to what they're trying to say.

A speech like this is just a drop in the ocean...

Yes I was thinking that too! When the picture came up of him, I was like is that Robin Williams, it can't be.

Johnny Rocket satanic? He was more in-line with the fruits of the Spirit than anything satanic

Johnny Rocket lmao ur joking right

Pseudo Pulk Its his mannerisms and accent Im actually wondering if they are from a similar area?

Yeah :(

X K They are too brainwashed by their churches.

The problem is that people who reject gays also tend to reject evolution as a whole

@@kenturner6403 IM CHRISTIAN

I looked at this comment and read “I wish all the horrible, abhorrent parents to have their flesh and blood cast out on the street” and I was like damn guy maybe that’s a bit too far

@@kenturner6403 I think you mean they use their religion as an excuse to hate them