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'''Homosexual attraction''' is not well understood by modern [[psychology]] or [[sociology]]. Studying it has become somewhat of a taboo since the mid-1970s. But if genes are not the cause of same-sex attraction in some people, what is?

'''Homosexual attraction''' is a phenomenon, relating to the attraction between members of the same sex, that is not well understood by modern [[psychology]] or [[sociology]]. The study of it has been somewhat taboo since the mid-1970s, but it raises important questions about the nature of [[homosexuality]]- considering genes aren't the source of this attraction, what accounts for this unnatural desire?

 

* Dr. Rick Fitzgibbons, a West Conshohocken psychiatrist and principal contributor to the Catholic Medical Association's book Homosexuality and Hope, identifies the major causes of [[same-sex attraction disorder]] (SSAD) in men and women. [http://www.narth.com/docs/fitz2.html]

* Dr. Rick Fitzgibbons, a West Conshohocken psychiatrist and principal contributor to the Catholic Medical Association's book Homosexuality and Hope, identifies the major causes of [[same-sex attraction disorder]] (SSAD) in men and women. [http://www.narth.com/docs/fitz2.html]

* "[[Gender identity disorder]] in children regularly leads to same-sex attraction in adolescence," writes Dr. Fitzgibbons. "The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV of the American Psychiatric Association defined Gender Identity Disorder (GID) in children as a strong persistent cross-gender identification, a discomfort with one's own sex, and a preference for cross-sex roles in play or in fantasies." [ibid]

* "[[Gender identity disorder]] in children regularly leads to same-sex attraction in adolescence," writes Dr. Fitzgibbons. "The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV of the American Psychiatric Association defined Gender Identity Disorder (GID) in children as a strong persistent cross-gender identification, a discomfort with one's own sex, and a preference for cross-sex roles in play or in fantasies." [ibid]