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Why are some people gay are they born that way? what about transgenderes?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Gender and Humans: I do not know if anyone of us can explain the 'why's' to these very big and common questions. Why does nature create homosexuality in every single species on earth? I do not know the why answer to this question, but I have come to understand the truth of it. Gay is a term that represents all kinds of variations on sexual identity or sexuality. Homosexuality is found across all species.

Answered 2/17/2014

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Being vs Bouncing: “Gender is who you believe yourself to be and your sexuality is who you want to bounce it off of.” -Andrew Solomon. Solomon's recent book "far from the tree: parents, children and the search for identity" is a great read! >> People sometimes do not believe that the gender they are assigned at birth truly matches the way they see themselves. Likewise, some people feel attracted to same sex. ...

Answered 7/19/2014

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