Comments on: Gay Genes? part deux http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/11/12/gay-genes-part-deux/ Science, Environment, and Nature in the SF Bay Area Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:39:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeff Sprague http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/11/12/gay-genes-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-64425 Jeff Sprague Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:48:51 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/11/12/gay-genes-part-deux/#comment-64425 Has human sexuality ever been compared to the diversity that describes handedness. Left-handed, right-handed, ambidextrous. As Kinsey describes 7 levels of sexuality (flaming homosexual to flaming heterosexual with several gradations in between.) Could the similarity be as simple as left handed equals flaming homosexual, right handed equals flaming heterosexual and ambidextrous equals bisexual? That might explain why a person can eat or hit a ball with either hand just as a person might choose homo or hetero, depending on the social or environmental situation. I realize this is not scientific thinking, it's just my gut observation and feeling. Has human sexuality ever been compared to the diversity that describes handedness. Left-handed, right-handed, ambidextrous. As Kinsey describes 7 levels of sexuality (flaming homosexual to flaming heterosexual with several gradations in between.) Could the similarity be as simple as left handed equals flaming homosexual, right handed equals flaming heterosexual and ambidextrous equals bisexual? That might explain why a person can eat or hit a ball with either hand just as a person might choose homo or hetero, depending on the social or environmental situation. I realize this is not scientific thinking, it's just my gut observation and feeling.

]]> By: Barry Starr http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/11/12/gay-genes-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-28530 Barry Starr Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:09:15 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/11/12/gay-genes-part-deux/#comment-28530 Yes there are and they give similar results. The studies are a little harder to interpret (at least the ones I have read are) because female sexuality is a bit different than male sexuality. Human sexuality is really a continuum ranging from completely heterosexual to completely homosexual. Men's sexuality tends to be more bimodal--they tend to be either straight or gay. (Of course this is just a tendency--there are plenty of exceptions.) Women tend to span the continuum more so it gets harder to define gay and straight...the study results depend on where you draw the line. Yes there are and they give similar results. The studies are a little harder to interpret (at least the ones I have read are) because female sexuality is a bit different than male sexuality.

Human sexuality is really a continuum ranging from completely heterosexual to completely homosexual. Men's sexuality tends to be more bimodal–they tend to be either straight or gay. (Of course this is just a tendency–there are plenty of exceptions.) Women tend to span the continuum more so it gets harder to define gay and straight…the study results depend on where you draw the line.

]]> By: Craig Rosa http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/11/12/gay-genes-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-25752 Craig Rosa Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:09:01 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/11/12/gay-genes-part-deux/#comment-25752 Are there similar studies looking at twin daughters? Are there similar studies looking at twin daughters?

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