The right wing, especially the religious right, have struggled with the science around sexual orientation, especially genetics. Faced with the argument that people are born gay, the right has argued that the science was questionable, and in any case, it didn't matter.
"Studies have suggested a genetic link to alcoholism, to violence, and even to adultery," Pastor Robert Jeffress, one of President Trump's biggest boosters, has said. "But are we willing to excuse those behaviors on the basis of 'my genes made me do it'? I don't think so."
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