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If you are gay, will your kids be gay also?
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No: There is no evidence that children of gay or lesbian parents have any higher or lower chance of being gay.
Answered 6/21/2013
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No more likely: The chances of having a gay son are exactly the same for gay and straight fathers. 2% of all first sons are gay. That percentage goes up for each subsequent son born to the same mother if they are right handed. but not if left handed. This seems to indicate that sexuality is determined in utero perhaps by mom's antibodies. https://youtu.be/RGnZgC47SLA?t=141
Answered 3/4/2021
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Not necessarily: As long as a child is brought up in an emotionally healthy family- whether that is a relationship with two people of the same or different sex- the child should live an emotionally happy life. The nature of the relationship of the parents does not predict whether the child his/herself will be in a gay relationship or not.
Answered 10/23/2017
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