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    Being Gay Is Linked to These Biological Mechanisms, Scientists Say .....

    Scientists have found links between a man's sexual orientation and different biological mechanisms. Past studies have suggested signs of how a man's immune system works, as well as his hormones and genes, could be associated with his sexual orientation.


    These include not being right-handed (which evidence suggests is more common in gay than heterosexual men); same-sex attraction running in the family; and fraternal birth order. This is the idea that the more older brothers a man has from the same mother, the more likely he is to be gay.



    The authors of the study published in the journal PNAS investigated whether these categories, which they described as biomarkers, are found in the same people, or spread across subgroups of gay men. They carried out a statistical analysis using data on both heterosexual and nonheterosexual men.



    Most of the men studied did not fall into any of the categories, the scientists found. But almost all who did were nonheterosexual. Men who fit in the biomarker subgroups were also more likely to be gender non-conforming, compared with those who didn't. The participants who fit in the fraternal birth order group were the "most female-typical" and "agreeable" compared with the others, the authors said.



    The scientists concluded: "Together, these findings suggest there are multiple distinct biodevelopmental pathways influencing same-sex sexual orientation in men."



    Qazi Rahman, a senior lecturer in the psychology department at King's College London whose research concerns the biological origins of sexual orientation in humans and LGBT mental health, was not involved in the research. He told Newsweek the study shows "we can't consider sexual minority groups as one population. There is lots of diversity within these populations."



    Rahman said he was surprised by the data-driven approach of the researchers: "Letting the statistical analysis drive the results rather than theory. This has some advantages but is controversial in certain areas of science."



    Rahman described the findings as "purely basic science" which "enhance[s] our fundamental understanding of this important trait in human nature."



    The take-home message is that people who are homosexual are different and not all the same, said Rahman.





    Professor Brian Mustanski, director of the Northwestern Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, who was not involved in the study told Newsweek this is the first study to look at three biological factors related to male sexual orientation together, and to see how they may interact to influence a man's sexual orientation.



    "Their finding that each of these biomarkers are largely unrelated suggests that genes, hormones, and the immune system may have unique influences on the development of a man's sexual orientation," he said.....snip~


    https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/newsweek-being_gay_is_linked_to_these_biological_mechanisms-rnewsweek




    Yeah Rahman.....don't let any facts get in the way, Right? But Science while you lecture in the psychology dept.
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    Hmm

    I thought it was a lifestyle choice.

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    Satan's prophets...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    Yeah Rahman.....don't let any facts get in the way, Right? But Science while you lecture in the psychology dept.
    This was not an experimental design, which generally means no inferential effect or causal inference can be established. Observational designs are great for establishing foundational work in psychology, particularly with theoretical topics like this, but are also prone to sampling bias and conclusions can be dangerous because the type of research cannot establish causal inference the way a complex design could. Rahman was correct.

    The authors of the study were psychologists, by the way.

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    So the biomarkers may indicate tge disease may be gemetic, like hemophilia.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    Choice is not protected except for abortion.
    In California it is illegal to chose to get professional help if you want stop being homosexual and become normal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by alexa View Post
    Hmm

    I thought it was a lifestyle choice.
    Don't worry, it is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sergeant Gleed View Post
    In California it is illegal to chose to get professional help if you want stop being homosexual and become normal.
    It's illegal to force someone to get counseling for it.
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