Explained: The biggest ever study on same-sex sexuality is out. Why has it triggered concern? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: The biggest ever study on same-sex sexuality is out. Why has it triggered concern? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Edited by Explained Desk |New Delhi |Published: August 30, 2019 3:31:11 pm

Explained: The biggest ever study on same-sex sexuality is out. Why has it triggered concern?

The study was funded by several agencies, led by the US National Institutes of Health, the world’s largest biomedical research agency.

Over four years from 2006 to 2010, the subjects answered a range of questions on health and behaviour. (Express file photo)

The largest study of its kind ever done has suggested that genes have perhaps one-third of the role in determining whether a person is gay or straight, and the rest of the role is played by social and environmental factors.