Steve Coogan Quotes

Heritability pertains to the entirety of the genome, not to a single gene.

I Like Gay Men, Right Ken?

All liaisons between homosexuals are conducted as though they were between a chorus girl and a bishop. In some cases both parties think they are bishops.

The most recent studies both behavioral and biological, indicate one's sexual orientation is genetic — something determined at conception.

Superficially it's a problem if homosexuality is genetic - if the difference between people's sexual preferences is genetic - because at least a pure homosexual would be unlikely to reproduce and therefore pass on the genes. So the first question you ask is, is it actually genetic, and the answer is probably to some extent yes.

It takes some intelligence and insight to figure out you're gay and then a tremendous amount of balls to live it and live it proudly.

Do you know there is actually a blood test out there now to find out if your kid is gay or not? Yeah, it's an HIV test.

I don't think there is such a thing as a precise sexual orientation. I think we're all ambiguous sexually.

A huge part of what animates homophobia among young people is paranoia and fear of their own capacity to be gay themselves.

First of all, many human diseases are influenced by, if not caused by mutations in genes.

One of the things about genetics that has become clearer as we've done genomes - as we've worked our way through the evolutionary tree, including humans - is that we're probably much more genetic animals than we want to confess we are.

Everyone always says, 'When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay.' No, they don't.

I'm not gay.

I'm homosexual... How and why are idle questions. It's a little like wanting to know why my eyes are green.

I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.

No, I'm not gay.

I'm far from being a homosexual.

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever.

When I said that I make out with dudes, there was a slight sense of sexual rebellion in that. And I probably even made it a bigger deal than it was.

Knowing that changing lifestyle changes our genes is often very motivating - not to blame, but to empower.

The nice thing about genetics is, I can see my kids doing what I used to do, which is inhaling books like breathing.

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can't do anything about them.

I think people sometimes get the wrong impression when they're like, Oh, well, so-and-so was straight and then she was gay, and now she's straight again, you know? But it's like, how many times do I have to kiss a woman before I'm gay? Everybody wants to label people. Sometimes you just fall in love with somebody, and you're really not thinking about what gender or whatever they happen to be. It think that if I happen to fall in love with a woman, everyone's going to make a big deal out of it. But if I happen to fall in love with a man, nobody cares.

Homosexuality is genetically hardwired but race and gender are only ideas. OK. Just trying to keep up.

Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality.