Intelligent Design of Homosexuality?

So the premise of intelligent design is that evolution cannot explain how certain things come to be. A common example is the moecluar complexity of DNA. Advocates of intelligent design suggest some other entity (ie God) at least started us down the path we a re on, if not actively guiding us the whole way.

As a scientist and a Catholic, this is an interesting discussion. Someday I may espouse my opinions on the subject, but today I'm going to settle for pointing out one of the more interesting tidbits about the science vs intelligent design debate. And that point involves homosexuality.

Homosexuality is not an evolutionarily conserved trait. Homosexual populations would ordinarily not reproduce, and thus would not propogate. Ergo, on the surface at least, the existance of homosexuality is evidence that stands in the face of evolution.

However, advocates of intelligent design are unwilling to use the factual existance of homosexuality as a point of argument, because of their religious beliefs. The extention of their logic would say "Homosexuals exist, because that is how our Intelligent Designer designed us." Let's see how that flys with conservatives.

And thus we have 2 diverse groups of people both ignoring at least a minor flaw in their belief system. I get such a kick out of that.

(Note: I'm not claiming the existence of homosexuality cannot be explained by either evolutionists or creationists. Only a minority of ants and bees propogate, yet they evolved. God could have some divine purpose in creating homosexuals, maybe even a punitive one if you really want to hold the belief that homosexuals are evil. The point is, it's a funny argument...and even funnier that no one is willing to entertain it.)