This myth continues on the path of finding something wrong with LGBTQ+ people. If you are born LGBTQ+ and you did not choose it, then someone or something must be blamed for this happening.
FALSE IMPLICATIONS:
- If there is not a good parental bond with the same sex parent then the child will become LGBTQ+.
- The parents did not shield the child from bad influences.
- If a child is sexually abused they will become LGBTQ+.
FACT:
- No scientifically sound study has definitively linked sexual orientation or identity with parental role-modeling or childhood sexual abuse.
Myth #1 : Being LGBTQ+ is a choice.
Myth #2: Transgender people are confused or tricking others.
Myth #3: Gay people can change.
Myth #4: Gay men molest children.
Myth #5: The bathroom threat is real.
Myth #6: Same sex parents harm children.
Myth #7: Being LGBTQ+ is a mental disorder.