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Cherry21
So, my brother was telling me about this thing he read. It said that it could be possible in the future to tell if a baby is gay/lesbain or not by a test. I was wondering, who would do this test? Would you, and why? and if not, why not?
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So, my brother was telling me about this thing he read. It said that it could be possible in the future to tell if a baby is gay/lesbain or not by a test. I was wondering, who would do this test? Would you, and why? and if not, why not?
I don't think I would, because I feel that babies have no sexual preference at such a young age. Babies don't care if they're gey or not, and neither do i! Let them be babies, and when they start getting older, and if they wounder about things, be honest, and open, and accepting. I could never test my kid, sorry.
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Often sexuality is dictated by how much testosterone/estrogen is in your body. A female with a high testosterone (T) level is more likely to be attracted to other females, and vice versa with males and estrogen (E). Hormone levels don't 100% dictate your sexuality, it just ups the possibility of being homo/bi/pan/whatever not-straight-sexual. So in a way, YES, there is a possibility to see if your baby COULD be gay, however there is no way to tell the future, how the child is raised, their personal experiences and beliefs will help shape their sexuality, it's not 100% reliant on hormone levels.
For example, my boyfriend is a cisgendered pansexual. He has high levels of both testosterone AND estrogen, and from a decently early age has admitted to being attracted to all sexes.
I on the other hand have always had very high T levels, I'm female bodied. But I didn't turn out lesbian (or bisexual), I turned out transsexual (FtM), and am attracted to males. If they had tested me, I most likely would have shown up as a lesbian, assuming that this test measures hormone levels. My boyfriend probably would have showed up as gay. I say that the test is legitimate (if it does in fact measure hormone levels), but take the answer with the knowledge that you cannot tell the future, and that it may not be GAY that your child turns out, but possibly transgendered.