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Do all kids of gay parents turn gay?

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Of Course Not: Why someone is gay is truly not known. What is known is that not all kids raised by gay parents are gay. The general trend appears to be the same as that of the general population.

Answered 5/14/2016

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Dr. Henry Ng answered

No: Studies on the children of same sex parents have not shown that the children are more likely be gay or lesbian compared to those raised by opposite sex parents. Interestingly, adolescents raised by same sex parents have been found as psychologically healthy than those raised by opposite sex parents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20530080.

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No: Just as straight parents can raise gay children, gay parents can raise straight children.

Answered 5/12/2016

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Dr. Daniel Ziegler answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

No: 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6zPh97qYd4

Answered 7/8/2015

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