⚠️ Sensitive Content Notice: This translation discusses the topic of homosexuality in the context of scientific and societal discourse, based on the original Urdu text. The tone and stance reflect the author’s viewpoint and are rendered faithfully without alteration.
❖ Homosexuality: Scientific Research and Revelation of Reality
✿ Rainbow Profile Pictures and Western Ideologies
A few years ago, it became a trend on Facebook to change one’s profile picture to the colors of the rainbow — a gesture meant to show support for homosexuality and express solidarity with it. Many people, in ignorance, chose to become part of this campaign, while others supported it consciously. Two individuals from my own list — one a former student and the other a woman affiliated with an NGO — openly endorsed it and even explained their stance with scientific arguments.
✿ Scientific Justification: Genetic or Ideological?
The strongest argument from supporters of homosexuality has been that it is genetic, and scientific research has declared it “normal.” However, I clarified to these individuals that, in reality, this is not an established scientific fact, but rather a theory developed under societal pressure.
It is a proven fact that the decision to remove homosexuality from the category of mental illnesses was not based on scientific grounds, but rather due to the persistent protests and pressure from homosexual advocacy groups. In 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) removed it from the list of mental disorders, after which Western countries gradually began to legalize same-sex marriages.
✿ 2019 Scientific Research and Reality
In August 2019, the journal Science published a major study in which the genetic data of 500,000 individuals was analyzed. Such large-scale research is rare, but in the West, there is a strong tradition of investing resources into scientific inquiry.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether homosexuality truly has a genetic basis. The results were astonishing:
“It is not possible to predict your sexual behavior from your DNA alone.”
One of the researchers involved in this study, Robbee Wedow, wrote in the New York Times on August 31, 2019:
“It is important not to overstate the role of genes.”
✿ Homosexuality and Its Link to Other Mental Disorders
Further research revealed that homosexuality may also be linked to certain psychological issues such as depression and schizophrenia. According to an article published in the New York Times:
“The researchers found that whether someone ever engaged in same-sex sexual behavior showed genetic correlations with mutual health issues, like major depressive disorder or schizophrenia, and with traits like experience and loneliness.”
These findings completely contradict the stance that homosexuality is entirely “natural” and devoid of any psychological aspects.
✿ Scientific Theories and the Two Extremes
This research compels us to reflect on two major extremes:
✔ Considering Science the Ultimate Truth:
◈ In the modern era, some people equate science with divine revelation and seek justification for everything through it.
◈ However, scientific findings constantly evolve, and that is why no theory remains the “absolute truth” forever.
✔ Rejecting Science as Complete Deception:
◈ On the opposite end are those who entirely reject science and regard it as a source of misguidance.
◈ As a result, the religious community becomes disconnected from scientific progress and lags behind in intellectual fields.
❖ Conclusion: The Reality of Science and Religion
Science is an observational discipline that operates on the basis of experience and research. It neither supports nor opposes any religion.
We need to understand that scientific findings continue to change, and using them to challenge religious teachings is not wise. Those who once presented the legitimacy of homosexuality on the basis of science are now being contradicted by that very science.
