David Smh wonrs why gay scientists seem to stay unseen, and asks do matter?
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THERE IS NO ‘GAY GENE.’ THERE IS NO ‘STRAIGHT GENE.’ SEXUALY IS JT PLEX, STUDY NFIRMS
Studi that rce human sexualy to two neat tegori – gay and straight – are bad science and stoke societal prejudice, says nroethologist Andrew Barron * gay biologists *
In their 1948 book Sexual Behavr the Human Male, Aled Ksey and his llaborators showed how male sexualy vari smoothly, om a majory intifyg as pletely heterosexual to a mory who intify as gay. There has been a long nng disurse on the issue of disverg a 'gay gene', for example, and whether or not beg LGBTQ is heredary or adopted and learned. Of note to the muny of blogists and chemists is the 'Natnal Organizatn of Gay & Lbian Scientists and Technil Profsnals' (NOGLSTP), the 'LGBT Chemists and Alli' group, and Pri STEM, all of the Uned Stat.
* gay biologists *
"Origally om Cleveland, Oh, I grew up the tim when gay marriage amendments were beg passed, and I am always amazed at the progrs that the LGBTQ muny has achieved, even if there is still so much work to be done.
"I'm gay, traed as a zoologist, and my rearch is now maly foced on animal behavur and welfare, pecially of livtock speci such as goats, chickens, and ttle. In other parts of the world, homosexuals may face anythg om social stigma to the ath penalty, which directly impacts where I feel fortable gog for fieldwork or nferenc.
However, blogists have documented homosexual behavr more than 450 speci, argug that same-sex behavr is not an unnatural choice, and may fact play a val role wh populatns.