sh ops ▁were ▁discussed ▁as ▁determ ining ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁" Hom osex ual ▁Prom otion " ▁in ▁your ▁school . ▁ ▁Love ▁W on ▁Out ▁wanted ▁to ▁help ▁people ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁understand ▁factors ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁assist ▁those ▁who ▁struggle ▁with ▁unw anted ▁same - sex ▁attra ctions . ▁They ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁root ▁cause ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁a ▁gender - identity ▁problem . ▁According ▁to ▁their ▁belief , ▁hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁males ▁is ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁" domin ant ▁mother ▁with ▁a ▁quiet , ▁with dra wn , ▁non ▁express ive ▁and / or ▁host ile ▁father , ▁and ▁an ▁intro vert ed , ▁art istic , ▁imag in ative ▁son ." ▁They ▁also ▁believe ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁poor ▁communication ▁between ▁the ▁mother ▁and ▁the ▁father , ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁having ▁a ▁closer ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁mother ▁and ▁an ▁ant agon istic ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁father . ▁ ▁Love ▁W on ▁Out ▁con cur red ▁with ▁one ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Psych iat ric ▁Association ▁when ▁it ▁states ▁" some ▁people ▁believe ▁that ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁is ▁inn ate ▁and ▁fixed ; ▁however , ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁develop s ▁across ▁a ▁person ' s ▁lifetime ," ▁though ▁the ▁A PA ▁also ▁states , ▁" All ▁major ▁professional ▁mental ▁health ▁organizations ▁have ▁gone ▁on ▁record ▁to ▁aff irm ▁that ▁hom osex ual ity ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁mental ▁dis order ." ▁ ▁Hom osex ual ity ▁and ▁politics ▁Love ▁W on ▁Out