The concept of being “born this way” has been frequently used by the LGBTQ community to validate their cause. For example, it was used to justify legalizing same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. This argument was so widely perpetuated that polling has found that most Americans actually believe that homosexuals are “born that way.” However, a comprehensive scientific study conducted in 2019 found that no “gay gene” and genetic factors have a negligible impact on sexual orientation.