DiscussionThoughts on the theory of LGB orientation and trauma

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[–]Chocolatepudding 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I've known women who have experienced sexual abuse from men isolate themselves from intimate relationships with men. They haven't taken up with other women. Anecdotally boys abused by women don't seem to choose relationships with men. When you read of boys abused by men it seems sometimes they have male sex partners but no mention of they were gay/bi to begin with. But most people are not sexually abused so it can't be the only reason

[–]RedJackalRampant homosexual 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I will say I've known a few women who have identified as lesbian after being sexually assaulted or abused by men. It certainly isn't the majority of lesbians or bisexual women.

[–]BiHorror[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It wasn’t sexual abuse by the opposite sex. It was same sex abuse which would “cause” the same-sex attraction. These were the types of studies I kept seeing from these types of people who used it to preach that homophobia or how homosexuality “starts.”

[–]Chocolatepudding 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh ok sorry misunderstood. It's probably still bs. Has every homosexual person been abused, no

[–]Neo_Shadow_LurkerPronouns: I/Don't/Care 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When you read of boys abused by men it seems sometimes they have male sex partners but no mention of they were gay/bi to begin with.

The problem with those studies is thay they don't control for the "chicken or the egg" question, which is basicly: does same-sex sexual abuse turns straight men into gay men or are young gay men simply more vulnerable to abuse than their straight counterparts?

This is the one billion dollar question.

Personally, I think the second is more likely, as many young gay men tend to be more femine than their straight peers. Also, the fear of being outed by their abusers make them more likely to also not report being molested.