There are a number of environmental theories suggesting that childhood experiences contribute to the cause of same-sex sexual attraction. The textbook concludes that

a. No matter how hard researchers have looked, they’ve found no childhood events or activities that are reliably related to later bisexual, lesbian or gay attractions in adults.
b. A good deal of evidence points to several early childhood events that may contribute to becoming gay, but not to becoming bisexual or lesbian.
c. Several recent studies point to indications that early childhood experiences may contribute to one becoming lesbian, but not bisexual or gay.
d. There is a good deal of sound, recent research that points to several childhood factors that likely contribute to gay, lesbian, and bisexual development.

Answer: a: No matter how hard researchers have looked, they’ve found no childhood events or activities that are reliably related to later bisexual, lesbian or gay attractions in adults.

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