I've been reading reports and most of what I've seen shows that homosexuality results from a complex interplay of genetic factors, and prenatal factors. However some people seem to still believe that homosexuality can be caused by social factors. From what I've read and experienced, there are no social factors that are really consistent for every LGBT person. What are your guys' thoughts? Is homosexuality nature, nurture or both? I'm having trouble finding evidence for the "nurture" side.
No credible studies have found that homosexuality or bisexuality is caused by one's environment. Being LGBT is completely nature.
Thank you very much I think "credible" is the most important word here, most of the "naysayers" have faulty examples and proof. I can't find any consistent social/environmental factor that occurs to most LGBT people that makes them LGBT.
I wonder if there is any studies about "Are there any "social factors" that cause heterosexuality?". lol XD
Well, marriage leads to homosexuality. Two young people fell in love, decided to get married, procreated, and out came a baby. That baby has a ~3% chance of being gay. Abolish marriage. Prevent homosexuality. :lol:
I think social factor would affect more about what "type" of gay are you (its not black and white as we all know) but not as much about if you are gay or not. Just my notion about this, not sure about it either and as ppl said nothing have been scientifically proven yet
The only way social factors can "make" you gay is that a tolerant social climate makes it easier to live openly as you are instead of trying to conform to social pressures and live a closeted straight life.
I've come across a lot of gay men who had a bad relationship with their father (or no father figure at all), so that sometimes makes me wonder if it contributed to their homosexuality.
Much of the "research" and ideas that homosexuality is caused by poor relationships with your parents comes from a group called NARTH. Since the 80s, they have been basically make stuff up to show that you can "cure and prevent the gay", and putting a pseudo-science shell on it. Its all BS used to trick people into thinking its ok to discriminate against gay people, because they are choosing to be "that way". People who espouse those ideas are at best terribly misled.
Nope, not at all. I guess social factors caused me to be more closeted than I'd like to be, but not my orientation itself.
**unpopular opinion I guess** I think it's a mix. I don't believe in the "born this way" thing, because that would imply that babies have a sexual orientation which in my opinion, is kinda weird. I don't think it's a choice either tho. Sexuality is super complex as we know. Why does everyone's queer identity have to "come about" in the same way? I think there can be multiple ways, as well as a mix.
I agree with you. I think it's a mix as well and I don't think insisting on "born this way" is necessary. I understand why people do it, but we don't need to be born this way just to stop discrimination. It wouldn't suddenly be okay to hate someone for being gay if they weren't born that way.
I agree as well. When I say I don't think social factors cause it, I mean they don't cause it alone. There are various different ways sexuality happens. I only don't agree with some of the reasoning behind some social factors (Like, oh she was raped by men so she's a lesbian now- not true since most of my rape survivor friends are straight) because they hurt and stereotype more than they help. However, 'born this way' can hurt more than help as well; as even though it might be true, some people do have fluid sexuality and shouldn't be talked down to.
Without extensive research, I'd say it's probably the other way around, growing up and discovering more and more that you're "different"from your father (especially if the family or society norm is that you're supposed to be a mini-clone of your father growing up) can lead to a strained relationship, until "the big reveal" where things can get even worse because you're now officially not living up to their expectations (and the ones they have about having "good kids who behave just like their parents").
