... is a solved scientific problem with all the evidence pointing toward a biological basis for a homosexual orientation, indicating that people can be born gay. Contrary to this perception, the question has been poorly studied, although there is some evidence on both sides of question. In addition, ... gay. Methods of Research The purpose of this research was to either reject or accept the following hypothesis: among students enrolled in SS3375-XTIA-2013-T2, most would agree that people are not born homosexuals, but instead become homosexual in their sexual orientation through cultural and ...

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... proven in 1 in 1000 gay men. LeVay hypothesized that this is a biological factor and possibly genetically based has influenced in the brains of homosexuals to become feminized. (LeVay/Hamer 25) William Byne, a psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Medical Center decided to challenge and test LeVay's finding. Byne compared ... holds the other five- percent of the population. Clearly family, social norms, friends, teacher or school education can't make you to become gay, which is a minority orientation. (Burr 24) Dean H. Hamer of National Cancer Institute studied the DNA from forty pairs of homosexu...

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... proven in 1 in 1000 gay men. LeVay hypothesized that this is a biological factor and possibly genetically based has influenced in the brains of homosexuals to become feminized. (LeVay/Hamer 25) William Byne, a psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Medical Center decided to challenge and test LeVay's finding. Byne compared ... holds the other five- percent of the population. Clearly family, social norms, friends, teacher or school education can't make you to become gay, which is a minority orientation. (Burr 24) Dean H. Hamer of National Cancer Institute studied the DNA from forty pairs of homosexu...

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• Grade Level: High School