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===Sexual abuse===
 
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Childhood sexual abuse is well attested to demonstrate a correlation to the incidence of homosexuality among those affected by it. A large national survey of almost 35,000 Americans showed that more three times as many men and women who had been sexually abused as children became homosexuals versus that of heterosexuals.<ref>7.4% or homosexual men and 3.1% of females, vs. 2.0% of heterosexual men and 0.8% women.</ref><ref>Laumann, Gagnon, Michael, and Michaels, ''The social organization of homosexuality:...'', (1994) p. 344</ref>  Another study reported that 58 percent of male adolescents who later became homosexuals suffered sexual abuse as children, while 90 percent who did not identified themselves as heterosexuals.<ref>Sheir and Johnson, ''Sexual victimization of boys:... (1988) pp. 1189-93</ref> In addition, 43 percent of male homosexuals reported sexual activity with other male during the ages of 10-12,  versus 9 percent of heterosexuals.<ref>Manosevitz, ''Early sexual behavior in adult homosexual and heterosexual males'', Journal of abnormal  psychology 76, (1970) 396-402</ref>
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Childhood sexual abuse is well attested to demonstrate a correlation to the incidence of homosexuality among those affected by it. A large national survey of almost 35,000 Americans showed that more three times as many men and women who had been sexually abused as children became homosexuals versus that of heterosexuals.<ref>7.4 percent or homosexual men and 3.1 percent of females, versus 2.0 percent of heterosexual men and 0.8 percent women.</ref><ref>Laumann, Gagnon, Michael, and Michaels, ''The social organization of homosexuality:...'', (1994) p. 344</ref>  Another study reported that 58 percent of male adolescents who later became homosexuals suffered sexual abuse as children, while 90 percent who did not suffer sexual abuse identified themselves as heterosexuals.<ref>Sheir and Johnson, ''Sexual victimization of boys:... (1988) pp. 1189-93</ref> In addition, 43 percent of male homosexuals reported sexual activity with another male during the ages of 10-12,  versus 9 percent of heterosexuals.<ref>Manosevitz, ''Early sexual behavior in adult homosexual and heterosexual males'', Journal of abnormal  psychology 76, (1970) 396-402</ref>
    
==Biological research==
 
==Biological research==
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