Texas professor named Timothy Farage is under fire and being investigated after boldly proposing a cure for homosexuality. According to Vlad;
Professor Timothy Farage is now being investigated for his tweet pushing forward misleading claims of an alleged link to homosexuality and monkeypox.
“Can we at least try to find a cure for homosexuality, especially among men,” wrote the professor of computer science. During a recent interview in light of the incendiary tweets, Farage insisted he had “nothing against homosexuals” but suggested a cure should be sought after.
“I’m saying, do medical research on the causes for homosexuality,” said Farage who suggested the cure be administered in the womb. However, after putting his claims forward, Farage admits “I don’t know, I’m not a doctor.”
After receiving several complaints, the university has since announced it is launching an investigation into Farage. “We take this matter seriously and that the statements by this individual do not reflect the core values of our institution,” the university said in a statement.
There has always been a debate on if you are born gay or if it is a choice that you make later in life. If it is the former, not the latter, that is when a “cure” has some medical significance. Here is what some experts think about if you are born gay or not.
It’s not completely known why someone might be lesbian, gay, straight, or bisexual. But research shows that sexual orientation is likely caused partly by biological factors that start before birth.
People don’t decide who they’re attracted to, and therapy, treatment, or persuasion won’t change a person’s sexual orientation. You also can’t “turn” a person gay. For example, exposing a boy to toys traditionally made for girls, such as dolls, won’t cause him to be gay.
You probably started to become aware of who you’re attracted to at a very young age. This doesn’t mean that you had sexual feelings, just that you could identify people you found attractive or liked. Many people say that they knew they were lesbian, gay, or bisexual even before puberty.
Although sexual orientation is usually set early in life, it isn’t at all uncommon for your desires and attractions to shift throughout your life. This is called “fluidity.” Many people, including sex researchers and scientists, believe that sexual orientation is like a scale with entirely gay on one end and entirely straight on the other. Lots of people would be not on the far ends, but somewhere in the middle.
Flip to the next page for the comments that got him in trouble and the school’s response.