Familiality of female and male homosexuality.

doi:10.1007/BF01067431

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Familiality of female and male homosexuality.

Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 1993

Bailey J M, Bell A P

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We examined data from a large cohort of homosexual and heterosexual females and males concerning their siblings' sexual orientations. As in previous studies, both male and female homosexuality were familial. Homosexual females had an excess of homosexual brothers compared to heterosexual subjects...

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Adult
Child of Impaired Parents
Female
Gender Identity
Homosexuality
Humans
Male
Phenotype
Psychosexual Development
San Francisco
Social Environment

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