FactCheck Q&A: are people born gay?

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Author and psychologist JoAnn Deak, PhD, answers all your qutns about if your child n be gay om birth. Watch this vio to learn everythg you need to know about your child's sexual orientatn.

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ARE WE BORN GAY?

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CAN A CHILD BE GAY OM BIRTH?

“I do not believe people, when they are born, choose their sexualy. They are gay if they are born gay.” - Prime Mister Kev Rudd, ABC TV’s Q&A, 2 September. Rpondg to a qutn om dience… * gay from birth *

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ARE YOU GAY BY BIRTH OR IS SOMETHG YOU VELOP?

Maybe we n agree that the image evoked by "born gay"—that ltle girl neonate appearg wearg overalls and graspg a toy tck—do not help thk through qutns of sexual sire and inty.

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THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS

Author and psychologist JoAnn Deak, PhD, answers all your qutns about if your child n be gay om birth. It’s not pletely known why someone might be lbian, gay, straight, or bisexual. You also n’t “turn” a person gay.

For example, exposg a boy to toys tradnally ma for girls, such as dolls, won’t e him to be gay.

IS BEG GAY A CHOICE OR FROM BIRTH?

Many people say that they knew they were lbian, gay, or bisexual even before puberty.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* GAY FROM BIRTH

There is no ‘gay gene.’ There is no ‘straight gene.’ Sexualy is jt plex, study nfirms | PBS NewsHour .

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