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    Yes, Childhood Sexual Abuse Often Does Contribute to Homosexuality - Michael Brown

    What do Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon, George Takei and Milo Yiannopoulos have in common? They are all out and proud gay men, and they were all sexually abused as underage minors. Sadly, this is an extremely common occurrence, as there is frequently a connection between childhood sexual abuse and adult homosexuality.

    To say such a thing, of course, is to invite a hailstorm of fierce criticism and ridicule: “You bigoted homophobe! These men were born gay, not made gay, and their sexuality is a gift from God, not the result of sexual abuse. Plus, there are plenty of gay men who were never abused and plenty of straight men who were abused as boys and never turned gay.”

    Putting the name-calling aside, there is some truth to these statements.

    Numbers Don’t Lie
    Not all gay men were molested as boys (since there are multiple causes for homosexuality) and not all boys who are molested turn out gay (probably because they were less predisposed towards homosexuality). Still, it cannot be denied that a disproportionately high number of gay men were abused as boys, and that certainly contributed to their sexual and emotional development.

    That’s why it was no surprise when Dr. Robert Epstein, the pro-gay editor-in-chief of Psychology Today, noted that gay readers who were upset with an ad that ran in his publication in 2002 sent him letters asserting “that gays have a right to be rude or abusive because they themselves have been abused” (this obviously included being sexually abused).

    And that’s why it was no surprise when a 2009 report prepared for a bisexual health summit revealed that 74 percent of bisexuals had been sexually abused as children. (For other studies focusing specifically on the connection between childhood sexual abuse and homosexuality, see here.)

    As for the notion that people are born gay, not only would that suggest that infants can relate to the concepts of sexual and romantic attraction (which they obviously cannot), but it would also ignore the fact that our upbringing and environment have profound effects on us. Why deny such an obvious reality?

    It is well-known that the children of alcoholics have a much higher chance of becoming alcoholics than the general population, and this cannot be blamed on genetics alone. As stated by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, “Genes are not the only things children inherit from their parents. How parents act and how they treat each other and their children has an influence on children growing up in the family. These aspects of family life also affect the risk for alcoholism.”

    In the same way, it is well-known that men who were abused as children are much more likely than the average population to abuse other children as adults. As summarized in a 2001 article in the British Journal of Psychology:
    Among 747 males the risk of being a perpetrator was positively correlated with reported sexual abuse victim experiences … A high percentage of male subjects abused in childhood by a female relative became perpetrators. Having been a victim was a strong predictor of becoming a perpetrator, as was an index of parental loss in childhood.

    But again, none of this should surprise us in the least, since the environment in which we are raised, especially if coupled with major, traumatic childhood experiences, has a profound effect on our ongoing mental and emotional and social development.

    Society Ignores the Childhood Trauma of Many Gay Adults

    Yet when it comes to homosexuality, it is taboo to connect childhood sexual abuse with subsequent gay identity since: 1) this would contradict the “born gay” myth; and 2) it would underscore the fact that homosexual attractions are not natural and positive.

    As explained candidly by the lesbian feminist and academic Camille Paglia, “Every single gay person I know has some sort of drama going on, back in childhood. Something was happening that we’re not allowed to ask about anymore.” (She was speaking of bad relationships with parents as well as sexual abuse or other factors.)

    In keeping with this, all the professional counselors I have spoken with (including trained pastors and psychologists or psychiatrists) have told me that the vast number of gays they have counseled were sexually abused as minors (some told me this was the case in every instance they encountered)...


    https://stream.org/yes-childhood-sex...homosexuality/

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    Truth...there are many other factors involved in the twisting of a child's mind as well when started at a very young age...like the parent that has isolated their child from 'gender identity'...It is almost overwhelming to see how deep the world is steeped in sin and deception...And so difficult to release the hope and drive to that takes us into their midst with the truth they almost always reject...at least as far as we know...we will never know, though, what seeds of truth come up later...
    There are probably so many who were victims of sexual abuse as a child who will never tell...

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    As for the notion that people are born gay, not only would that suggest that infants can relate to the concepts of sexual and romantic attraction (which they obviously cannot), but it would also ignore the fact that our upbringing and environment have profound effects on us. Why deny such an obvious reality?
    I disagree with the above. People are born heterosexual without being able to relate until they develop further. That doesn't mean that people who turn out gay were born gay. I don't think dr. Brown has thought that one through.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    I disagree with the above. People are born heterosexual without being able to relate until they develop further. That doesn't mean that people who turn out gay were born gay. I don't think dr. Brown has thought that one through.
    Yeah, I kind of had that same thought on the first part of the comment. In that case he would also be saying that people aren't born heterosexual either. That there is no 'norm'.

    But let's not forget all the many other things he got right in the article.

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    It's connected to the Christian faith, that God has placed something in the heart and soul of the human being, a blueprint for what he should be like, an imprint of His own image and glory. Heterosexuality is the norm at depth, it's not merely a function of hormones and environmental input. Those things may mess things up but there is a deeper identity there, from conception.

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    Well, after we leave planet earth there will not be any more sex / marriage of any ... according to Jesus (Matthew 22:30)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    As for the notion that people are born gay, not only would that suggest that infants can relate to the concepts of sexual and romantic attraction (which they obviously cannot), but it would also ignore the fact that our upbringing and environment have profound effects on us. Why deny such an obvious reality?
    I disagree with the above. People are born heterosexual without being able to relate until they develop further. That doesn't mean that people who turn out gay were born gay. I don't think dr. Brown has thought that one through.
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    Yeah, I kind of had that same thought on the first part of the comment. In that case he would also be saying that people aren't born heterosexual either. That there is no 'norm'.
    I'm not sure why you're disagreeing with his statement...seems to me he's saying the same thing that you two are. Infants don't have a concept of sexual attraction hence they aren't born gay as some claim...but as Colonel pointed out the blueprint for heterosexuality is there when they get older, and of course upbringing and environment play a role too.

    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    It's connected to the Christian faith, that God has placed something in the heart and soul of the human being, a blueprint for what he should be like, an imprint of His own image and glory. Heterosexuality is the norm at depth, it's not merely a function of hormones and environmental input. Those things may mess things up but there is a deeper identity there, from conception.

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    They don't have a notion of heterosexuality but still have the blueprint for developing it. The same could apply to gays meaning the baby has a blueprint for gay without having a notion of it yet but it doesn't.

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    I wonder....some are born with issues. For instance I was born with Celiac disease...a missing enzyme..this is due to the breakdown of humanity through sin...some babies are born with cancer having never encountered the environmental issues....can some have been born with a biological malfunction?

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    Genetic or hormonal weaknesses yes, gay blueprint no.

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