An interesting aspect in regards to the history of homosexuality is that it has been rare in a number of cultures or been completley absent in others. Dr. Neil Whitehead and Briar Whitehead state regarding various cultures: "If homosexuality were significantly influenced by genes, it would appear in every culture, but in twenty-nine of seventy-nine cultures surveyed by Ford and Beach in 1952, homosexuality was rare or absent. so its clearly a choice.