I had always thought that thinking of sexuality as a genetic predisposition was strange and essentializing, especially given the rest of the discourse around th

I had always thought that thinking of sexuality as a genetic predisposition was strange and essentializing, especially given the rest of the discourse around that understanding of sexuality. However, in the context of the larger cultural argument between people who are okay with various queer behaviors and people who did criminalize those behaviors, it makes more sense: the idea of 'genetic predisposition' is, I believe, an appeal to biases of the biased. A similar but unrelated case would be along these lines: I am for total decriminialization of drugs, but I can see the value in the argument for "medical marijuana". I don't particularly care about having just cannabis legal via prescription, but the people who have made cannabis illegal may be willing to compromise in that direction. That may be an improvement even if it's not a total victory. And though it may not be enough of an improvement to spend time arguing for, I also don't see the need to make an effort arguing against the position, either.