New research from UCLA indicates that the mothers of multiple gay sons tend to process X chromasomes differently from other mothers. This provides further evidence that sexual orientation is genetically determined. The results aren’t conclusive at this point, and other researchers caution that further study, with a larger sample, is needed, but it’s still an important step towards explaining sexual orientation.
Funny, but just a few days ago I referenced a post by Steve at Adamant Sun, in which he explains why the question of choice vs. genetics is at the heart of the ultra-conservative war against the LGBT community. Research results like the above will give us ammunition to fight back.
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Mombian YouTube Channel: Positive videos of LGBT families
SteveS
on Feb 23rd, 2006
@ 1:43 am:
Here’s something else from about 13 months back that reinforces there’s something biological about being gay.
Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » Book on Male Penguin Parents Removed from Children’s Section
on Mar 5th, 2006
@ 9:23 pm:
[...] I think the right has felt particularly sensitive about penguins ever since they claimed March of the Penguins as an example of “traditional family values.” I’m not sure what’s more upsetting to them about And Tango Makes Three: the idea that same-sex orientation might exist in nature, and is thus genetic, rather than a conscious choice, or the idea that a same-sex orientation might be more about who you spend your life with than about sex, per se. by D | posted in Politics, Entertainment, Funny If It Wasn’t Scary [...]
Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » More Proof that Sexual Orientation Is Innate
on May 8th, 2006
@ 5:54 pm:
[...] Scientists in Sweden have found further evidence that sexual orientation is innate. They discovered that certain odors produce different responses in the brains of straight and lesbian women. The pattern of brain activity for lesbians was similar, but not identical, to that of straight men. A year ago, the same team showed a similarity in response by the brains of straight women and gay men. (See also “A Genetic Basis for Sexual Orientation.”) [...]