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by kedar on September 2nd, 2007

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Is there any evidence that same-sex parenting may bias children towards a homosexual 'lifestyle'?

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  • by Mark on June 10th, 2010

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    Yes.

    According to one study, about 24% participate in same sex activities, far higher than the average. The study conducted by Golombok and Tasker. "Do parents influence the sexual orientation of their children? findings from a longitudinal study of lesbian families" published in Developmental Psychology 1996.

    "children from lesbian homes were significantly more likely to have considered the possibility of having a lesbian or gay relationship (14/25 from lesbian homes compared with 3/21 from heterosexual mothers, F p = .003). Those from lesbian homes were significantly more likely to have actually had involvement in same gender sexual relationships. In fact none of the 21 young adults from heterosexual homes had experienced gay or lesbian relationships, but 24% (6/25) of the young adults from the lesbian homes had been involved in a sexual relationship with one or more people of the same gender (F p =.022). In the general population the incidence of ever having experienced same sex relationships was only 1.7% for women and 3.6% for men (6), so 24% is considerably higher than expected."

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