A Minnesota study that found lesbian teens four times more likely to become pregnant than their heterosexual peers has been called a predictable reflection of the homosexual community’s apparent emphasis on sexual activity.
“Some people may be shocked by the high pregnancy rates among the lesbian and gay teens,” said Evan Lenow, assistant professor of ethics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Experimentation
“However, this confirms what studies have shown for years. Individuals who identify as lesbian and gay are much more likely to experiment with sex and have many more sexual partners than their heterosexual counterparts. Some of these teens who identify as lesbian and gay may be simply experimenting with all types of sexual partnerships and thinking less about the ramifications of such experimentation.”
According to the 2015 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report, gay males and those questioning their sexual orientation are four times more likely than their heterosexual peers to report getting someone pregnant. Bisexual girls are more than five times more likely to get pregnant than heterosexual girls.
The survey of nearly 78,000 9th and 11th graders found that 2 percent of boys self-identified as gay or bisexual, with another 3 percent calling themselves unsure or questioning.
Among girls, 5 percent self-identified as lesbian or bisexual with another 3 percent unsure or questioning.
The study noted higher levels of sexual activity in general among self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning (LGBQ) youth, with 50.9 percent of lesbians and 48.7 percent of gay males saying they have had sex. Only 23.5 percent of heterosexual girls and 25.9 percent of heterosexual boys reported having had sex.
Drugs and alcohol
The use of drugs and alcohol before sexual activity among LGBQ youth also was higher, according to the Minnesota study, which drew from data collected in 2013.
“The one thing we know for certain is that God’s design for sexuality is still the answer for these problems,” Lenow said. “God created us to express our sexuality through the covenant of marriage between one man and one woman. All sexual expression outside of this standard is a violation of God’s design.”
Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and author of “God on Sex” as well as a 2015 commentary on Song of Solomon, said, “The sexually promiscuous often are looking for meaning and significance. (But) they are looking in the wrong place. What they long for is found only in Christ.
“Sex is a good gift from a great God,” Akin said in written comments.
“However, it is a dangerous gift that must be handled with care as God designed it,” he added. “Any time we divert from the divine pattern, the consequences will be disappointing and tragic. And the further down the road we walk from His plan, the more will be our sorrow and pain.”
Share with others: