wifezilla Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 "Having several older brothers increases the likelihood of a man being gay, a finding researchers say adds weight to the idea that there is a biological basis for sexual orientation" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060626/ap_on_...ual_orientation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wifezilla Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 I just love when science proves what many of us knew all along. Take that you religous gay bashing wackos!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddog Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 OMYGAWD!!!!! having large Christian families INCREASES THE CHANCES THE SONS WILL BE GAY! *gasp* birth control for Christ! oh, wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wifezilla Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 Makes you wonder if why that's why the last son was always given to the Catholic Church.....hummmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grousemouse Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 wow. with new info like this the bush administration should be backing right off from its illegal surveillance of the american population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atropis42 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 While I find it...interesting, I would point out that correlation is not equal to causation (psych major's mantra). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Also doesn't that finding lend more strength to the nurture, rather than nature side of the argument. Agreed, if the older brothers were also gay, genetics would seems a strong feature, but if not, then the environment seems stronger. I am curious, Tommy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wifezilla Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 From the article.... "The increase in the likelihood of being gay was seen only in those whose brothers had the same mothers, whether they were raised together or not, he said. Men raised with several older step- or adopted brothers do not have an increased chance of being gay. "So what that means is that the environment a person is raised in really makes not much difference," he said. What makes a difference, he said, is having older brothers who shared the same womb and gestational experience, suggesting the difference is because of "some sort of prenatal factor." One possibility, he suggests, is a maternal immune response to succeeding male fetuses. The mother may react to a male fetus as foreign, but not to a female fetus because the mother is also female." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehygon Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 One possibility, he suggests, is a maternal immune response to succeeding male fetuses. The mother may react to a male fetus as foreign, but not to a female fetus because the mother is also female." all this made me think was "omg alien baby!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest espressogrrl Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 ummmmm i think it is math screwing with us. if one in ten men are gay, then the more boys are in the family, the more chance one will be gay. ie., if you have 2 boys, you will have less of a chance of having one son who is gay than if you have 10 boys. The more boys you have, the more the chance grows of having a gay child. math. just math. that's my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atropis42 Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 ummmmm i think it is math screwing with us. if one in ten men are gay, then the more boys are in the family, the more chance one will be gay. ie., if you have 2 boys, you will have less of a chance of having one son who is gay than if you have 10 boys. The more boys you have, the more the chance grows of having a gay child. math. just math. that's my opinion. If it were just math, then the chances SHOULD be evenly spread out. IE: it shouldn't matter how many OLDER brothers you have; just brothers. Besides; I'd have to have a look at the study, but they usually take that all into account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loon-A-TiK Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 like WZ said, there has to be something going on with the mothers. interesting findings. i only have 2 brothers, both by a different woman than my mother, and i don't think either is gay, but i can never be too sure with those two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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