Nonetheless, non-heterosexuals with a history of same-sex sexual abuse as a child often ask if this made them desire the same-sex as an adult. Under the lens of science these claims are considered ridiculous and laughable at best, often followed by outrageous and scientifically unfounded claims that being gay is the cause of pedophilia. We can see that sexual abuse can theoretically account for every case of homosexuality…
Many homophobic religious institutions make unfounded claims about same-sex sexual child abuse causing homosexuality, like those coming from the pro-heterosexual, anti-gay activist group, Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment (HOME): There is something common in the childhood of homosexual men that makes them a target for pedophilia and sexual abuse - gender non-conformity. But, new research says that the opposite is true. Child sexual abuse is not a common cause of being gay. Can sexual abuse make you gay? The short answer according to new research is, no.