The gay culture war is about to turn chemical

Sexual Reorientation The gay culture war is about to turn chemical. By William Saletan Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at 8:29 AM ET Last month, when the California Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage a constitutional right, it repeatedly invoked the precedent of interracial marriage. An attorney involved in the case protested, "There is no evidence to establish that a homosexual lifestyle is an immutable characteristic such as race." He’s wrong. There’s lots of evidence. More of it just came out this week. It’s been driving the gay rights debate all along, away from the clutches of religion and into the clutches of science. The trend is inexorable, but its implications are about to change. The culture war over homosexuality is dying—and a chemical war is threatening to take its place. Watch this Slate V profile of California gay weddings: Homosexuality used to be regarded as a lifestyle, something you freely chose or rejected. We...