Homosexuals are not ‘born gay’ according to a statement issued in late May by the Royal College of Psychiatrists: they now consider, what they previously denied, that the causes are ‘a combination of biological and postnatal environmental factors’.
This is being seen as a major admission as it implies that if a child does not encounter such postnatal life experiences, s/he will grow up heterosexual.
The College has also modified its view on whether orientation can change. ‘It is not the case that sexual orientation is immutable or might not vary to some extent in a person’s life. [Bisexuals have] a degree of choice.’
