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…showed last 75 words of 714 total…environmental theories about the transmission of sexual orientation (Patterson 5-6).         Due to incomplete research an answer is still unknown to why children become homosexual. It is known that the influence of parents is unlikely, but still very possible. Whether it be hormones or genes inherited from the parents, or the environment a child is brought up in, researchers still need to complete their studies on the issue to find out the truth behind the matter.