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“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…

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ARE WE BORN GAY?

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. * gay from birth *

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CAN A CHILD BE GAY OM BIRTH?

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ARE YOU GAY BY BIRTH OR IS SOMETHG YOU VELOP?

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

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So basilly, almost all homosexualy is a done al done by chemils and somewhat by chromosom, but a good al by chemils utero durg pregnancy unrelated to what a woman do or don't do. Author and psychologist JoAnn Deak, PhD, answers all your qutns about if your child n be gay om birth.

IS BEG GAY A CHOICE OR FROM 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. Many people say that they knew they were lbian, gay, or bisexual even before puberty.

” Many people, cludg sex rearchers and scientists, believe that sexual orientatn is like a sle wh entirely gay on one end and entirely straight on the other. LGBTQ stands for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer/Qutng. Sexual inty is how you label yourself (for example, g labels such as queer, gay, lbian, straight, or bisexual).

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