If developed, a pre-natal cure for homosexuality would be desirable

I agree that round 3 should be composed ONLY of questions. Their answers should come at the start of round 4 before rebuttals. Desirable can be extended to include society as a whole. Contention 1: Being homosexual is physically disadvantageous A) Anal sex is prevalent and dangerous Estimates vary, but approximately 50% of sexually active male homosexuals engage in anal sex (1), while the large majority of studies put hetero anal sex rates at ~10-25%, significantly lower (2). Anal sex is the riskiest of "conventional" copulation. Small tears in the skin (3) as well as the thinness of rectal lining make STDs and infections especially easy to contract. Anal sex is not smooth sailing either... hemorrhoids and anal cancer are caused by the physical trauma of anal sex (4). B) Homosexual partner pools are swimming with disease According to the CDC, homosexuals are 50x more likely to have aids (5), and more likely to have many other serious STDs (6). You can get STDs from having sex with other people who have STDs (7). Since homosexuals are more likely to have STDs, sex with them is more dangerous. C) Worse Physical Metrics Regardless of the reasons, homosexual life expectancy is significantly lower than the general population (8). They also have a worse quality of life index (9). It is enough to show that homosexuals are systematically less healthy than heterosexuals, even if the exact causes are not fully understood. D) Fewer partners to choose from Around 6% of males identify as gay (10), while approximately 50% of the world is male (11), and 50% of the world is female (12). Given that you meet a person, your chances are significantly higher that you can have a serious romantic relationship with them if you are heterosexual. Contention 2: Homosexuality poses difficult social problems A) Homosexuals are widely disliked Polls show significant opposition to gay rights (13). We can all agree that these people are probably bigoted and ignorant. They are in the wrong. But the resolution asks us to do what is desirable. I wish there were a vaccine for stupidity too, but a reduction in the number of homosexuals would reduce conflict in society. B) Homosexuals are more likely to suffer from psychological problems Again, the causes are many and not well understood. The fact is simply that homosexuals have higher rates of psychological problems (14). Social rejection, mentioned above, is a cause for increased homosexual suicide rates (15). Contention 3: A vaccine would be desirable A) From behind the veil of ignorance, there is reason to prefer heterosexuality From the original position, no one would choose a life of disease and ostracism. Heterosexuality is not always glamorous (16) but escapes many of the problems faced by homosexuals. B) Having a choice is nice The resolution asks me to say that having a vaccine, not a mandatory heterosexual eugenic program, would be desirable. People should be able to choose between hetero and homosexual lifestyles. A vaccine is an incremental step towards mastery of the human condition. In closing, its past my bedtime. I remind all readers that we are not trying to engage in gay-bashing. This is a serious attempt to discuss the resolution. If anything, I am prejudiced against heterosexual norms. Seriously so lame (17). (1) http://www.cdc.gov... (2) http://sexuality.about.com... (3) http://www.soc.ucsb.edu... (4) http://sexualhealth.healthcommunities.com... (5) http://www.lifesitenews.com... (6) http://aje.oxfordjournals.org... (7) http://www.youngwomenshealth.org... (8) http://ije.oxfordjournals.org... (9) http://findarticles.com... (10) http://en.wikipedia.org... (11) http://wilkenk.wonecks.net... (12) http://i260.photobucket.com... (13) http://www.gallup.com... (14) http://en.wikipedia.org... (15) http://pediatrics.aappublications.org... (16) http://www.seriouslyimportantinformation.com... (17) http://en.wikipedia.org...