It has been postulated that their are instances where genetics can impact the sexuality and even the behavior of an individual. An example of this is the XYY or "super male syndrome."
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XYY-trisomy, relatively common human sex chromosome anomaly in which a male has two Y chromosomes rather than one. It occurs in 1 in 500–1,000 live male births, and individuals with the anomaly are often characterized by tallness and severe acne and sometimes by skeletal malformations and mental deficiency. It has been suggested that the presence of an extra Y chromosome in an individual may cause him to be more aggressive and prone to criminal behaviour, a condition called the “supermale” syndrome. Studies of prison populations have tended to confirm this hypothesis.
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On the other hand, the idea that genetics may somehow be a causative factor for homosexuality has been pretty much debunked.
The couple in the OP are probably doing more harm than good. The children are being steered into a non-gender experience (supposedly) which puts them at odds with the experience of other children in the society around them. This is bound to leave a mark of some sort on the children who have become lab rats in a highly questionable parental experiment.
Whatever happened to the concept of raising girls who are encouraged to be self sufficient and do well at math
, and boys who are encouraged to help with cooking and housework and do well at expressing their emotions?
It seems to me that the Toronto couple are actually giving
more credibility to the sexual stereotyping that they oppose. A girl can be feminine, yet excel in engineering. A boy can be a "manly man," yet still express his emotions. In fact, it takes a strong man to go ahead and cry. An individual does have to be neutered to experience what it is to be human, whether male or female.
As for people who have an affiliation for their own sex, so what? Surely, we are finally beginning to leave those tired and erroneous stereotypes about gays behind us. We need to work on how we think of and judge others as they REALLY are instead of attempting to hide it.