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June 27, 2006

More Proof Sexual Orientation is Nature, not Nurture

A new study has found even more proof that sexual orientation is a matter of nature rather than nurture.

Previous research had revealed the more older brothers a boy has, the more likely he is to be gay, but the reason for this phenomenon was unknown.

Professor Anthony Bogaert from Brock University in Ontario, Canada, has found a link between the number of older brothers a man has, all sharing the same mother, and whether or not that man is homosexual. He also found that sexual orientation was not affected by the amount of time the man spent with the older brothers – it was purely a biological matter.

[Dr. Bogaert] suggests the effect is probably the result of a "maternal memory" in the womb for male births. A woman's body may see a male fetus as "foreign", he says, prompting an immune reaction which may grow progressively stronger with each male child. The antibodies created may affect the developing male brain.

It is just more evidence to support the "liberal" notion that all human beings should be allowed to pursue happiness and fully participate in all of the rights and responsibilities of our society.

Posted by Becky at June 27, 2006 08:48 AM