Are We Born Gay? | Psychology Today

Contents:

• ARE WE BORN GAY?
• CAN A CHILD BE GAY OM BIRTH?
• ARE YOU GAY BY BIRTH OR IS SOMETHG YOU VELOP?
• THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS
• IS BEG GAY A CHOICE OR FROM BIRTH?

ARE WE BORN GAY?

Will our child grow up to be gay or straight?

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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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IS BEG GAY A CHOICE OR FROM BIRTH?

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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.