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The emphasis is on environmental and cognitive factors, because these can be studied scientifically.
==Science has found no link==
==Science has found no link==
[[Image:325979 dna150.jpg|thumbnail|150px|left|[[Columbia University]] [[psychiatry]] professors Drs. William Byrne and Bruce Parsons stated: "There is no evidence that at present to substantiate a [[biology|biological]] theory. [T]he appeal of current biological explanations for sexual orientation may derive more from dissatisfaction with the present status of [[psychosocial]] explanations than from a substantiating body of experimental data".]]
[[Image:325979 dna150.jpg|thumbnail|150px|left|[[Columbia University]] [[psychiatry]] professors Drs. William Byrne and Bruce Parsons stated: "There is no evidence that at present to substantiate a [[biology|biological]] theory. [T]he appeal of current biological explanations for sexual orientation may derive more from dissatisfaction with the present status of [[psychosocial]] explanations than from a substantiating body of experimental data".]]
There is no scientific consensus favoring a genetic cause of homosexuality, and the American Psychological Association's assertion is merely that:
*...most scientists today agree that [[sexual orientation]] is most likely the result of a complex interaction of environmental, cognitive and biological factors.<ref>http://www.apa.org/topics/orientation.html#whatcauses</ref>
*...most scientists today agree that [[sexual orientation]] is most likely the result of a complex interaction of '''environmental''', '''cognitive''' and biological factors.<ref>http://www.apa.org/topics/orientation.html#whatcauses</ref>
The emphasis is on environmental and cognitive factors, because these can be studied scientifically.
Furthermore, the American Psychological Association has no sound data to support the view that homosexuality is biological in origin and [[Concerned Women of America]] reports the following:
Furthermore, the American Psychological Association has no sound data to support the view that homosexuality is biological in origin and [[Concerned Women of America]] reports the following: