Regarding the recent gay study, here is an analysis of it, even in Russian
https://ru-antidogma.livejournal.com/1541756.html
...and, for the sake of completeness: The research was funded to the tune of around 800 thousand dollars (which is an enormous sum for a sociological study) by the Witherspoon Institute and the Bradley Foundation (both organizations, although they call themselves "nonpartisan," unequivocally belong to the conservative right...