Children of Homosexuals More Apt to Be Homosexual

Christian Communication Network ^ | April 26 , 2006 | Dr. Paul Cameron

[DBeers]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co., April 26 /Christian Wire Service/ -- A third of homosexuals’ children become homosexual. That’s the major finding from the largest study of adult children of homosexuals. Children of transsexuals were also more apt to become homosexual or transsexual. At least 23 (30%) of 77 adult children of homosexuals were homosexual and 25 (32%) heterosexual. Of 10 adults with transsexual parents, at least one became transsexual and another homosexual.

“Our society has been told by gays and professional associations that children were not more apt to become homosexual if their parents were. We’ve been told that genital mutilations by parents who pretend to be the opposite sex wouldn’t have any effect on their children,” said investigator Paul Cameron. “Too much bogus information about homosexual parents has been sold to the public. Most people think homosexual parents create an environment that stimulates homosexual desires in their children. We expect children to be confused when a father decides to pretend he’s a woman and demand that his family participate in his charade. The American Psychological Association and National Association of Social Workers have told court after court that common sense is wrong. They say foster care and adoption by homosexuals is absolutely harmless -- there is no correlation between children adopting homosexual tastes and the sexual proclivities of their parents. Examination of three published reports by pro-gay investigators shows the falsity of these claims. These professional associations seem more interested in pushing for social acceptance of homosexuality than what’s good for children.”

Almost all other estimates have been based on small samples of children and teens, not adults. At least 12 (55%) of 22 daughters and 3 (21%) of 14 sons of lesbians; 5 (29%) of 17 daughters and 3 (17%) of 18 sons of gays were currently homosexual. At least 25 (32%) were currently heterosexual.

Dr. Cameron is chairman of the Family Research Institute, a Colorado Springs, CO think-tank. The study is published on-line in the Journal of Biosocial Science 2006;38:413-418, sponsored by Cambridge University Press.

[pleikumud]

Homosexual sodomy is the root cause of AIDS, a worldwide health disaster which is costing the U.S. $billions in taxes, medical bills, and medical insurance premiums. When homosexuals and lesbians adopt children, we are allowing them to obtain "fresh meat", to further undermine public health, both mental and physical. It's too disgusting for words, but our Congressmorons, State legislators and Governors pretend this is not a problem. Congress should hold hearings to discuss the cost of homosexual sodomy to society, and what to do about it. But that would involve dealing with the truth, so they'll avoid it.

[NY Dreamer]

i don't understand the homophobic mentality. i don't want anyone flaunting their private sexual acts - straight or gay. my husband and i are straight - however, if either one of my children were to tell me they were gay, i would feel sadness initially because the world is so cruel. then i would love them just as much as i always have - for they would still be the same person i've always loved. personally i don't feel it's a choice - i feel it's they way they're born. i didn't choose to be straight - i just was. so be it.

[ladyinred]

This is just the opposite of what we have been told for years now .

[A. Pole]

Homosexual adoption is a crime against God and kids.

Exactly!

[DBeers]

i don't understand the homophobic mentality.

I can understand why -there is no scientific basis for the term homophobia. At best you refer to a potential psychological term YET there exists no defined condition termed homophobia in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), no defined traits of the homophobic, no standard tests with which to test one for homophobia, and last but not least no treatment for the supposed homophobic.

Who knows -homophobes may be born homophobic? I would suggest you try to be tolerant of the homophobic.

[Das Outsider]

Children of Homosexuals More Apt to Be Homosexual

That's nonsense! Gays can't reproduce!

[Das Outsider]

"Study Shows Water is Wet, Hippies Smell Bad

And ne'er the twain shall meet.

[tutstar]

Well duh!

[Das Outsider]

77 is a very small sampling and there are methodology (and agenda) issues.

Seventy-seven is terribly small, to put it diplomatically. Even in terms of the relatively small section of the population that identifies themself as "gay," "lesbian," and what have you.

It is usually on threads like these that at least one committed poster brings to our attention that there in fact is no gay agenda. Statistically, it is less likely that one FReeper will compose a post involving a superhero from a 1960s television series.

I would like to see this same study done on a broader scale -- but who would have the stones and money to do so?

Dunno. Batman?

[NY Dreamer]

i like the way you selected what suited you /s/
and i would suggest that you may try to be more tolerant of people who may different than you.

[Drango]

This is probably correct but the sampling is too small

I agree. Not a stats person, but there are a lot more people they could have sampled. Why is the sample size so small? Something isn't right here.

[freedumb2003]

Dunno. Batman?

LOL! There IS a "gay agenda" but this type of nonsense helps them.

[Das Outsider]

LOL! There IS a "gay agenda" but this type of nonsense helps them.

To deny that there is a gay agenda is to ignore the very words of the aforementioned nonexistent agenda thingy. It is certainly real.

You'll have to excuse me. There's a man in Italy with a funny hat who is in desperate need of my reminder regarding worship dates.

[RHINO369]

There may be a biological reason why a large portion of men are homophobic. Functional MRI scans of straight mens brains revel that straight men have a bad reaction to being shown two men having sex. It has nothing to do with morals because those same men shown other pornography didn't have the same effect.

Basically most men find gay sex naturally disgusting, which is probably an evolutionary function. Think about it, if men didn't think gay sex was gross, they'd never have sex with females.

[fortunecookie]

Well, which is it? Are they passing on their 'gay' gene? Or does it fly in the face of their long held mantra that they are 'born that way', and this high percent is actually learned behavior, modeled in response to the parents' same sex attractions? They need to be careful how they spin this one.

[fortunecookie]

“Our society has been told by gays and professional associations that children were not more apt to become homosexual if their parents were. We’ve been told that genital mutilations by parents who pretend to be the opposite sex wouldn’t have any effect on their children,” said investigator Paul Cameron.

Oops! I guess the gays were wrong. Wink-wink. Because they surely wouldn't mislead us... (/sarcasm)

[Das Outsider]

Basically most men find gay sex naturally disgusting, which is probably an evolutionary function. Think about it, if men didn't think gay sex was gross, they'd never have sex with females.

Would a lack of that function be considered "normal?"

[Das Outsider]

and i would suggest that you may try to be more tolerant of people who may different than you.

'Homophobia' is not a real phobia. Those more familiar with the history of the APA can perhaps state this better than I.

Tolerance of a behavior sometimes requires that there be agreement that it isn't really THAT harmful. We could say that a man who believes that he is truly a woman (gender dysphoria) isn't harming anyone by going to the level of surgery to look more like a female. Let me say that this is akin to an oncologist reassuring their patient that those bad test results originated from differently oriented alveoli and prescribing two packs of Marlboros a day for life.

Some behaviors are more harmful than others. Those who would claim that homosexuality is normal or relatively harm-free--excepting all of this nonsense about persecution and stigma--bear the burden of proof here.

[DBeers]

There may be a biological reason why a large portion of men are homophobic.

There may be a biological reason why a large portion of men are normal & functional!

Regardless the fact that homophobia is not a disorder -- it is my understanding that by definition in general a phobia disorder has at least two criteria that must be met; one must suffer from an irrational fear AND the suffering must cause them dysfunction in some aspect of their life.

Declaring another homophobic without evidence of fear or dysfunction seems an awful lot like voodoo psychology -- it is probably transference in the case of the self conscious and guilt ridden or a misdirected attempt at benevolence in the case of the unconscious and ignorant.

Think about it, if men did not have sex with women there would be no population...

I will step out on a limb here and suggest that heterosexual procreative sex is quite normal and societally functional; conversely, avoiding heterosexual procreative sex is quite abnormal and societally dysfunctional -hence, a disorder...

I honestly do not think there are that many if any that fear the disordered to the point that they are disordered as well e.g. homophobic... Just my opinion...