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hansgruber7 18 points ago +18 / -0

Yes it does. Gay people have far higher levels of child sexual abuse than the rest of the population.

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NealKenneth 12 points ago +12 / -0

The topic is (intentionally) not well studied.

The last study done on this topic that I can find is from 2001. The findings:

  • Nearly HALF (46%) of homosexual men report being abused by a man when they were a minor
  • Women are 22 TIMES more likely to report being homosexual if they were abused by a woman as a minor

The topic is not well-studied because the powers that be didn't like what the science was showing.

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HistoryInvestigator 3 points ago +3 / -0

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/massive-study-finds-no-single-genetic-cause-of-same-sex-sexual-behavior/

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6456/869

There is no "gay gene" and genes are at most 25% of gay behavior but more often trended towards 8% in findings, meaning 75-92% of causation is environment or something else.

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NealKenneth 3 points ago +3 / -0

Thanks for the links

Birth order seems to make a difference - that would be a hormonal impact from the mother (not DNA.) I have also seen some people lay out a solid case for pharmaceuticals and pesticides having an influence.

In conclusion, it looks like homosexuality is a lot like alcoholism. You can be born susceptible to it, but that doesn't mean it has to rule your life, and the solution is definitely not acceptance/normalization.