Gay people are naturally homosexual.

Both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association have recognized that homosexuality is not a mental or emotional disorder. Gay men and women share the same amount of interest in sexual activity as heterosexual persons, neither more nor less. Lifestyles of gay persons cannot be lumped into one category any more than heterosexual lifestyles. Gay persons establish stable, long lasting relationships, work for a living, shop, watch TV, vote and pay taxes.

 Homosexuality is not chosen, like selecting clothes or a line of work. No one knows how human sexual orientation is determined. In discussions covering nearly a decade with hundreds of families with gay children, we have found that:

 The gay child is most often aware of his/her sexual orientation at a very early age.

 None of the gay children were influenced or taught to be gay by any person.

 In homes where gay children try to become heterosexual, all attempts fail. Being gay is not just a stage youngsters go through.

 Family fears of "catching" homosexuality, or of being "recruited" at school or elsewhere are unreasonable and "utterly without scientific foundation”. (Statement of J. Weinstein, M.D. President, American Psychiatric Association, 10/6/78).

 Gay People are part of the family. One out of every four families has a gay member. Each gay son or lesbian daughter has parents, grandparents, sisters and brothers, cousins, aunts and uncles, and nieces and nephews whom they love and care for. Rejection of a gay/lesbian person by his/her family is a tragedy for each person in the immediate and extended family unit.