Born This WayThe story of how a biologically driven understanding of gender and sexuality became central to US LGBTQ+ political and legal advocacy. Across protests and courtrooms, LGBTQ+ advocates argue that sexual and gender identities are innate. Oppositely, conservatives incite panic over groomers and a contagious gender ideology that corrupts susceptible children. Yet, as this debate rages on, the history of what first compelled the hunt for homosexualitys