'Science is closing the door on right-wing distortions,' said HRC President Joe Solmonese.

WASHINGTON - Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese released the following statement today in response to a study of fruit flies that indicates a possible genetic basis for sexual orientation. The study, reported in today's International Herald Tribune, was conducted by scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna.

"Science is closing the door on right-wing distortions. No matter what, all people deserve to be treated equally and with dignity and respect. The growing body of scientific evidence continues to refute the opponents of equality who maintain that sexual orientation is a 'choice.'"