Small study suggests homosexual youngest boys maybe influenced by Mum
Scientists may have discovered why the more older brothers a boy has, the possibility he is to be gay as an adult. (Note the word: possibility because the study total was 142 Mums and 15% gay result....what does that say?) Known as the “ fraternal birth order effect ”, this study has attemped to find a correlation between the birth order of boys and male sexual orientation . DOES A PERSON NEED TO ACT ON THEIR DISPOSITION? One researcher say perhaps increasing levels of antibodies in a mother ’s immune system may play a role. Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system to fight harmful bacteria and viruses. But pregnant women sometimes produce antibodies against fetal molecules, such as when their foetus has a different blood group. Anthony Bogaert, a professor in social psychology at Brock University , Canada , believes that some women who are pregnant with boys produce antibodies that neutralise a protein made by the Y chromosome; the DNA molecule that deter