Is homosexuality genetic?

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[Silverhair]

1. There is an interesting line of research. It may be due to stress

in the mother during the 4th and/or 5th months of development, that causes the brain development to become different. It is known that homosexual rats can be produced by stressing the mother rat. Also, the East Germans found that women who were PG during the bombing of Berlin had far higher rates of homosexual children.

This still means that the person is born that way, it isn't a choice.

Of interest: Not as an attack on homosexuality, but because of the extremely well documented adverse health effects of stress, a drug company is working on a medication to block the stress harmone.