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J Relig Health. 2023 Aug;62(4):2711-2733. doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01806-7. Epub 2023 Apr 20.
During the past 50 years, medical and behavioral scientists have made great progress in understanding the variables which influence the development of sexual orientation, identity, and consequent behavior. In most instances, homosexuality is influenced by hormonal, genetic, and immunologic variables during fetal development, and the effects cannot usually be altered without consequence. The recent struggle within The United Methodist Church in the USA reflects the difficulty that society in general has with accepting homosexuality as part of the spectrum of sexuality. Hopefully, understanding the factors influencing sexual orientation will aid in reducing prejudice and eventually bring an end to the pain endured by the LGBTQ community, and the conflict within The United Methodist Church, a prototype of the struggle.
在过去的 50 年中，医学和行为科学家在理解影响性取向、身份认同和随之而来的行为的变量方面取得了巨大进展。在大多数情况下，同性恋受胎儿发育过程中激素、遗传和免疫变量的影响，通常不能产生后果而改变这些影响。最近，美国卫理公会内部的斗争反映了社会普遍难以接受同性恋是性取向多样性的一部分的困难。希望了解影响性取向的因素将有助于减少偏见，最终结束 LGBTQ 社区所承受的痛苦，以及卫理公会内部的冲突，这是这种斗争的一个原型。
