Info on cause of homosexuality

John Tidball made a series of assumptions in his letter about gays. He states the children of gays are more likely to become gay. A 2004 study by Charlotte Patterson at the University of Virginia found that the children of lesbian mothers are no more likely to be homosexual then the children of heterosexual couples. Indeed, what is the greatest indicator of homosexuality, at least among boys? Well, every boy a mother gives birth to raises the odds that a male child will be homosexual by 10%. Having girls doesn’t effect the odds, only male children. This shows that hormones are a strong factor in homosexuality. Mr. Tidball worries about rape in prison. As well he should, this is a crime that society has too long ignored. But men who rape men in prison view themselves as heterosexual in nature and outside of prison are much more likely to have sex with women then men. Simply, prison rape isn’t so much about homosexuals raping other men but violent/social deviants who wish to exercise control over others in prison. But nevertheless rape is something that is obviously harmful because no consent is given and if it is a case of a man raping a woman or a man or a woman raping a man or woman then it should be punished. Child porn, kidnapping, molestation (all examples Mr. Tidball gave as analogous to consensual adult homosexuality) deal with one person abusing others. On one other assumption he was right, the children of gay parents are more likely to accept homosexuality as acceptable. Why, because they come to realize that though their parents are of the same sex they love them just as much and take care of them just as much as non-gay parents.