Stanford physicians have published the first study of gay men's experienc wh g assisted reproductive technology to have children.
Contents:
- ARE WE BORN GAY?
- FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED
- CAN A CHILD BE GAY OM BIRTH?
- WHAT DO THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT BEG BORN GAY?
- IS A PERSON ‘BORN GAY’, OR IS BEG GAY A LEARNED BEHAVR?
- IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
- ‘THIS BABY WAS MEANT TO BE OURS’: A GAY UPLE’S JOURNEY TO BEE PARENTS
ARE WE BORN GAY?
* a gay baby was born *
Will our child grow up to be gay or straight? ) and adult homosexualy.
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FOR GAY MEN, HAVG A BLOGIL CHILD N BE PLITED
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. * a gay baby was born *
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CAN A CHILD BE GAY OM BIRTH?
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. 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.
WHAT DO THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT BEG BORN 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.
IS A PERSON ‘BORN GAY’, OR IS BEG GAY A LEARNED BEHAVR?
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).
Some people may engage same genr sexual behavr but not intify themselv as bisexual, lbian, or gay.
IS YOUR CHILD GAY?
5% intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual. But for gay men, this procs is plited and expensive. The procs tak about two years and sts around $200, 000 per child - and prospective gay fathers don't meet eligibily creria for most health surance plans' fertily benefs, although this is begng to change.
Brent Monsr, MD, recently helped lead a study to document tails of how gay men e assisted reproductive technology to build their fai, cludg qutns such as how many children they wish to have and how often their efforts succeed.
As a gay person growg up a nservative environment, this was a challenge I thought about.
‘THIS BABY WAS MEANT TO BE OURS’: A GAY UPLE’S JOURNEY TO BEE PARENTS
I asked them how I uld start a fay as a gay man. We don't take re of gay men...