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Fatherlessness linked to lesbianism; genetic theory again defeated
OneNewsNow – November 22, 2010
Lesbianism linked to upbringing
By Charlie Butts
A recently released study shows a link between childhood family structure and the rate of female homosexuality – undermining the claim that sexual orientation is genetic or biological. Family Research Council (FRC) looked into the family lives and worship rates of 7,643 women between the ages of 14 and 44. Pat Fagan, senior fellow and director of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute at FRC, co-evaluated the data and tells OneNewsNow about the findings.
“Once the girl grows up in a home in which her father is not present, it’s about three times” more likely she has had or will have homosexual partners, he says – but when she is raised by parents who are married and “always intact, it’s about a four-percent rate.” Moreover, he explains that rate is “slightly higher in the always-intact-but-cohabitating parents – that’s parents who never married.” Statistics are also higher with step-families, the cohabiting step-family, and the single divorced parent, adds the FRC spokesman.
“The big take away from this study is that clearly, this [type of sexual behavior] is not genetic,” Fagan points out. “The different rates of homosexuality among women are very reactive to the family structure within which they grow up. If it was genetic, you would find pretty much the same rates all across.” He further notes that, according to the results of the study, women who claim to worship weekly or monthly have a lower rate of lesbianism, while those who rarely or never worship are at a higher rate.
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