Lesbianism, Genetics Linked by NU Study

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: March 12, 1993| Author: Frank Burgos | Copyright information

Adding fresh evidence in the nature-vs.-nurture debate over homosexuality, a newly released Northwestern University study has found that lesbianism may have a genetic basis.

According to the study, published in this month's issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, lesbianism was found more often among identical twins than any other types of siblings.

As a result, there is a "likelihood that genetic factors are important," in determining someone's sexuality, said Northwestern p...

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