Switching Genes In Female Fruit Fly to Act Like Male Fly

An interesting article in The Raw Story concerning gene switching in a fruit fly in a scientific journal called "Cell" reported a gene study where

switching one single gene in a female fruit fly (the common name for Drosophilia) turned her gay. A previously heterosexual fruit fly suddenly began performing the mating ritual as if she were a male.

The article makes a note that

If, after all, we identify a gay gene in humans, does that mean that society strikes out on a mission to eliminate homosexuality? Would it mean that homosexuality would just be characterized as a disability, or a negative inherited trait like alcoholism or higher chances of cancer?

Not necessarily, unless you're the paranoid type. It just that geneticists discovered a switching mechanism in the genes of fruit flies to make heterosexual female flies perform mating rituals like a male fly. However, The Raw Story goes on to state their fears about the study, which, to me if you don't mind the pun, is completely fruitless. If the gene can be found to switch sexual behaviors in fruit flies, then certainly the opposite is true by switching a fly's sexual behavior from heterosexual to gay, or vice versa. In other words, loosen up dudes, it's just a study.