# Gay Gene

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-gene/493038>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 14, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-gene/493038 "2009-04-14T05:24:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-gene/493038/21 "2009-04-16T05:05:45Z")

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> We know for a fact that there is no such thing as a gene that always makes someone gay, because identical twins aren’t always either both gay or both straight.

Correction: There might be such a gene, but if there is, we know it’s not the only cause for homosexuality.

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