http://www.mombian.com/2006/02/22/a-genetic-basis-for-sexual-orientation/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mombian.com/2006/02/22/a-genetic-basis-for-sexual-orientation/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » More Proof that Sexual Orientation Is Innate Mon, 08 May 2006 21:54:36 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/02/22/a-genetic-basis-for-sexual-orientation/#comment-338 [...] 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.”) [...] [...] 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.”) [...]

]]> http://www.mombian.com/2006/02/22/a-genetic-basis-for-sexual-orientation/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Mombian: Sustenance for Lesbian Moms » Blog Archive » Book on Male Penguin Parents Removed from Children’s Section Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:23:20 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/02/22/a-genetic-basis-for-sexual-orientation/#comment-87 [...] 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 [...] [...] 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 [...]

]]> http://www.mombian.com/2006/02/22/a-genetic-basis-for-sexual-orientation/comment-page-1/#comment-62 SteveS Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:43:49 +0000 http://mombian.com/2006/02/22/a-genetic-basis-for-sexual-orientation/#comment-62 <a href="http://adamantsun.blogspot.com/2004/12/nature-vs-nurture.html" rel="nofollow">Here's something else</a> from about 13 months back that reinforces there's something biological about being gay. Here’s something else from about 13 months back that reinforces there’s something biological about being gay.

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