What does science tell us about sexual preference? (The fourth option, that gay people have no choice but to be gay, but should be punished for it anyway, is morally unthinkable.) Perhaps sexual preference can be changed – and people have the right to engage in gay sex and have homosexual relationships if they choose to do so. Isn’t it fantastic that, by an amazing coincidence, there is no way to stop it?” “Homosexual behavior should be allowed to take place. How wonderful it is that nobody has to be gay!” These two answers have something in common: With both of them, the science conveniently supports the moral decision. Government should protect gay people from discrimination because homosexuality is an unalterable aspect of their identity. Sexual preference is biologically determined. They are making an immoral choice, which government should discourage. Ask this question, and you will probably receive one of two responses:
