{"id":2645750,"date":"2026-08-16T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-shows-lgbt-mental-health-issues-most-commonly-stem-from-familial-causes-not-backlash\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T12:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:45:21","slug":"study-shows-lgbt-mental-health-issues-most-commonly-stem-from-familial-causes-not-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-shows-lgbt-mental-health-issues-most-commonly-stem-from-familial-causes-not-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Shows LGBT Mental Health Issues Most Commonly Stem from Familial Causes, Not Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstudy-shows-lgbt-mental-health-issues-most-commonly-stem-from-familial-causes-not-backlash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645750&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-held-hostage-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Americans Held Hostage by Hamas\">provided content appears<\/a> to be a webpage segment with an expandable section that contains an article discussing recent research on mental health disparities among LGBTQ individuals.It highlights a study by Cambridge University indicating that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mental health issues<\/a> in non-heterosexual populations are primarily linked to familial and genetic factors rather than societal discrimination or minority stress. The article challenges the minority stress theory, suggesting that genetics, temperament, and early emerging traits like neuroticism play significant roles. It also includes opinions from policy figures and advocates, emphasizing that family-related factors and innate temperament may better explain mental health differences than external discrimination.The webpage includes scripts for ad slots and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-goes-minnesota\/\" title=\"As Goes Minnesota...\">correction submission form<\/a> but primarily focuses on presenting the scientific findings related to LGBTQ mental health.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the last decade, cancel culture exploded at the behest of the woke mob, demanding justice for what it claimed was scrutiny it endured. Those who identify as part of the LGBT community spoke out time and time again, insisting that their poor mental health was due to backlash and bullying from belonging to a marginalized minority group.But it turns out this might not exactly be true. A study by Cambridge University says that LBTQ mental health issues most commonly stem from familial causes, not societal discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompared with heterosexual persons, non-heterosexual persons have worse mental health. Sexual Minority Stress Theory (SMST) explains the disparity as resulting from stigma and discrimination,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/psychological-medicine\/article\/how-much-is-sexual-minority-stress-confounded-with-familial-causes-a-systematic-multilevel-metaanalysis\/A681A8ACF60DAEC2CFE9F652184F4CF4#article\">Cambridge Core. <\/a>\u201cTo the extent that heterosexual genetic relatives reared with non-heterosexual persons also have worse mental health, SMST is falsified. We conducted a systematic meta-analysis of studies containing family-genetic comparison data to interrogate the empirical support for SMST.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jay Richards, vice president of Social and Domestic Policy at The Heritage Foundation, told The Washington Stand that the theory was weak from the start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minority stress theory was always implausible. It makes little sense to argue that there\u2019s more prejudice against \u2018sexual minorities\u2019 now than there was, say, 50 years ago. Indeed, the most influential parts of our culture go out of their way to praise newfangled \u2018gender identities,\u2019\u201d Richards explained.<\/p>\n<p>The research identified over 15 studies in which twins or siblings d about their sexual identity and mental health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe conducted a multilevel meta-analysis, focusing on the degree to which any sexual orientation disparity in mental health diminished with genetic relatedness,\u201d Cambridge said. \u201cMost of the mental health disparities between non-heterosexual and heterosexual persons were eliminated after controlling for family-genetic factors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richards added that poor mental health and gender dysphoria go hand in hand. \u201cThe data has consistently shown that people who suffer from severe gender dysphoria often suffer from other psychological disorders as well.\u201d And disorders themselves often connect to family dysfunction. So in this case, the scientific evidence seems to confirm common sense,\u201d Richards continued.<\/p>\n<p>Katy Faust, a children\u2019s rights advocate and the founder of the organization Them Before Us, <a href=\"https:\/\/albertmohler.com\/2022\/10\/19\/katy-faust\/\">d in a conversation <\/a>with Dr. Albert Mohler that there is a wide misconception that Christians are the source of bigotry that homosexual people say they experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat crossed the line for me was when Obama evolved on the topic of marriage in 2012. That is when I saw a huge shift in the public narrative around gay marriage where it felt to me like, \u2018Now that we have the president, we can call everybody that disagrees with us bigots.\u2019\u2026 The notion that support for traditional natural marriage was grounded upon bigotry, phobia, and animus towards gay people. That\u2019s a problem because my mom\u2019s been in a relationship with her partner for more than 30 years, and I pray that I am on the top two list of people that love them, that when they think about people that love them, that I make the list,\u201d Faust said.<\/p>\n<p>Cambridge found that traits unrelated to bullying are more likely to impact the way someone says they identify sexually rather than bullying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForemost among these traits is neuroticism. Signs of a neurotic temperament often emerge quite early, well before puberty when sexual orientation becomes apparent for most persons. Genetic factors, which are important causes of both mental health problems and temperament, preexist life experiences. SMST research has ignored a possible role of genetically influenced temperament. There is evidence, however, for early emerging temperamental differences between heterosexual and homosexual persons. Furthermore, genes for non-heterosexuality are positively correlated with those for major depressive disorder and neuroticism, for both males and females.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the study\u2019s authors, Professor Michael Bailey of Northwestern University\u2019s Department of Psychology, summed it up this way: \u201cWe need to look elsewhere, other than minority stress, if we want to improve their mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><em>Quinn Delamater is a reporter for The Washington Stand.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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