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What do Lady Gaga and Lee Kuan Yew have in common?
In 2007, Lee Kuan Yew opined that those experiencing same-sex attraction were “born… homosexual” and “can’t help it”. In 2011, he doubled down and said that LGBTs were “born that way” in his book Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going.
These remarks continue to circulate across various platforms. The “Born this way” opinion has even been echoed in parliamentary speeches, reflecting its pervasiveness and persuasiveness.
But is it even true?
A study from 2019 titled “Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behaviour” puts this to the test.
Its findings put a definitive nail in the coffin of the “born this way” narrative.