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Misleading Headlines Claim To Have Found The ‘Gay Gene’

Paul Bois

By reading the current headlines, you’d think the age-old debate on the so-called “gay gene” has finally been settled. “What do the new ‘gay genes’ tell us about sexual orientation?” asks New Scientist. “We may have just identified genetic evidence of male sexual orientation,” says Science Alert. The U.K’s Telegraph is telling “homophobes” to pack their bags. Case closed.

Is any of this true? Not in the slightest.

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