THE SCIENCE Of
BEING GAY
We are always asking ourselves the question “why am I gay?”
Especially when one is raised in the same home, attended the same
school, mixed with the same people and were exposed to the same influences as our straight siblings. Science has come up with some of the
answers ... do these findings apply to you ....?
AROUND 10% OF THE WORLD’S HUMAN POPULATION IS GAY
3.5%
20%
There is no consensus estimates range from
3.5 - 20% of the population
HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOUR HAS
BEEN OBSERVED IN
DUCKS & GEESE
MATE FOR LIFE
4 - 5% OF ALL GOOSE & DUCK
COUPLES ARE GAY
DWARF CHIMPANZEES
LIONS
THE ENTIRE SPECIES
TO ENSURE LOYALTY, MALE
IS BI-SEXUAL
LIONS WILL HAVE SEX,
STRENGTHENING BONDS
BIRTH
ORDER
may be a factor in
DETERMINING SEXUAL
ORIENTATION
Mag 38
Mag 38
PENGUINS
DOLPHINS
GIRAFFE
HAVING OLDER BROTHERS
MAY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD
THAT A MAN WILL BE GAY
Older sisters don’t have that effect and it doesn’t matter if the
brothers grow up in the same home