claim: "there's no scientific conclusion that (being gay) is genetic."
author: tim pawlenty
evidence_1: jul 21, 2016 ... dr. paul r. mchugh, the distinguished service professor of psychiatry at johns  hopkins university and former psychiatrist–in-chief for johns hopkins hospital,  who has studied sexuality for 40 years, said it is a scientific fact that “there is no  gay gene.” “environment,” however, “is very important,” said dr.
evidence_2: jul 13, 2011 ... but if he'd said instead that "there's no scientific conclusion that (being gay) is  biological," he would have been incorrect. on balance, we rated the claim mostly  true. the other statement was that scientists are "in dispute" over whether being  gay is a choice. this comment hinges on the difference between ...
evidence_3: oct 9, 2015 ... they may be tempted to conclude that if homosexuality is not biologically  determined, this research can be exploited to eradicate it. ... to varying degrees  by fellow scientists - as no doubt will dr ngun's research - the preponderance of  scientific evidence nevertheless does point to biological factors as being ...
evidence_4: aug 31, 2017 ... there is no scientific evidence that either homosexuality or heterosexuality is a  freewill choice." mar. 8, 2016 ..... "research designed to prove that gays and  lesbians are 'born that way' has come up empty--there is no scientific evidence  that being gay or lesbian is genetically determined." 2002 - john r.
evidence_5: jun 28, 2016 ... around the same time, the human rights campaign declared unequivocally that  “being gay is not a choice,” and to claim that it is “gives unwarranted .... genetic,  hormonal, developmental, social and cultural influences on sexual orientation, no  findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that ...