No ‘gay gene’: Massive study homes in on genetic basis of human sexuality –...
NEWS 29 August 2019 Nearly half a million genomes reveal five DNA markers associated with sexual behaviour — but none with the power to predict...
There’s (Still) No Gay Gene – Harvard Magazine
There is no one gene for being gay, and though genes seem to play a role in determining sexual orientation and same-sex behavior, it’s small, complex, and anything but deterministic. That’s...
No single gene associated with being gay – BBC News
Ben Neale, an associate professor in the Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, who worked on the study, said: "Genetics is less than half of this story for...
There’s no evidence that a single ‘gay gene’ exists – Science News
Publication of the largest-ever study of
the roles of genes in homosexual behavior is fanning the debate over whether
being gay is due to genes or environment. First reported at a genetics...
Discrimination drives LGBT+ scientists to think about quitting – Nature.com
NEWS 27 June 2019 Despite progress, many physical scientists from sexual and gender minorities experience exclusion or harassment at work, finds UK survey. ...
Being Gay Is Linked to These Biological Mechanisms, Scientists Say – Newsweek
Scientists have found links between a man's sexual orientation and different biological mechanisms. Past studies have suggested signs of how a man's immune system works, as well as his hormones and...
What makes someone gay? Science is trying to get it straight. – Big Think
ALICE DREGER: We don't actually know the extent to which gender is socially constructed because you can't do an experiment where you remove culture and see what happens. So we don't...
Giant study links DNA variants to same-sex behavior – Science Magazine
<!----> A study of hundreds of thousands of people uncovered four genetic variants that were more common in people who reported at least one...
Sexual-minority students more likely to abandon science majors – Nature.com
NEWS 14 March 2018 Undergraduates who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or queer switch to non-science degrees at higher rates than their heterosexual peers....
STEM is losing male LGBQ undergrads – Science Magazine
<!----> iStock.com/MarijaRadovic By Katie LanginMar. 14, 2018 , 2:00 PM It’s no secret that STEM...
What Science Knows About Why People Are Gay – Newsweek
Recently, scientists announced that they found some genes that might be associated with sexual orientation and a biological explanation for the reason gay men tend to have older brothers.But the field...
Science of Sexuality – we were born this way – Cosmos
The science of human sexuality, as with anything to do with our intriguing and sometimes infuriating species, is complex. Undisputed answers as to the exact biological reasons...
WATCH: What Does Science Actually Say About Whether There’s a Gay Gene? – ScienceAlert
It's thought that between 2 and 6 percent of people identify as same sex attracted – but the jury is still firmly out on the science on why and how it...
Cross-Cultural Evidence for the Genetics of Homosexuality – Scientific American
The reasons behind why people are gay, straight or bisexual have long been a source of public fascination. Indeed, research on the topic of sexual orientation offers a powerful window...
Where did the ‘gay lisp’ stereotype come from? – Science /AAAS
<!----> JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA—The notion of a “gay lisp”—an offensive stereotype to many people—has been a confusing phenomenon for linguists. For decades, popular depictions of gay men have sometimes portrayed them pronouncing...
Homosexuality may be caused by chemical modifications to DNA – Science /AAAS
<!----> “Baby, I was born this way,” Lady Gaga sang in a 2011 hit that quickly became a gay anthem. Indeed, over the past 2 decades, researchers have turned up considerable...
Opinion | Why Is Science So Straight? – New York Times
Baltimore — MANY years ago, over lunch at our university cafeteria, I came out as gay to a colleague in the engineering department. “I didn’t realize you were so unconventional,” he...
Being Gay Not a Choice: Science Contradicts Ben Carson – Live Science
Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and presidential hopeful, recently apologized for a statement in which he said being gay is "absolutely" a choice.In an interview on CNN, the potential 2016 Republican...
In pictures: LGBT sci-fi characters on film and TV – British Film Institute
As part of our major celebrations of sci-fi on film and TV, we take a look back at the LGBT characters who have appeared on the big and small screen over...
Study of gay brothers may confirm X chromosome link to homosexuality – Science AAAS
<!----> Dean Hamer finally feels vindicated. More than 20 years ago, in a study that triggered both scientific and cultural controversy, the molecular biologist offered the first direct evidence of a...
Nietzsche’s Women in The Gay Science | Issue 41 – Philosophy Now
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Is Homosexuality a Choice? – Scientific American Blog Network – Scientific American
Ask this question, and you will probably receive one of two responses: Yes. People choose to be gay. They are making an immoral choice, which government should discourage. Or No....
Nick Benton’s Gay Science No. 95: AIDS & the Lurking Next Epidemic – Falls...
The conclusion of the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. left a lot of uncertainty and unanswered questions about the status of the epidemic and the chances for ending it....