DISCUSSIONIf homosexuality is genetic,where are the genetics for the other new sexualities?

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[–]RedEyedWarriorThe Evil Cishomo 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I know homosexuality is natural and it is certainly not a choice. But I don't know what causes it. I don't know if it's genetic or if it's caused by environmental factors. And by environmental factors, I mean having lots of older siblings or older cousins.

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

Iirc it's a mix of nature and nurture. Certain genetic factors make it more likely that the individual will be gay if the circumstances are this way or that. The older brother effect is definitely a thing, with the likelyhood a younger brother will be gay growing with the amount of older brothers in a family.

It's certainly not clear as day, but there's pointers to some genetic and circumstantial factors. I've not really taken a dive into history but it seems like homosexuality and transvestitism have been pretty universal occurrences(no relation implied of course) with all this new stuff being obfuscating footnotes.