Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why LeVay Simon
Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why LeVay Simon What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? LeVay takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology,…
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Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why LeVay Simon
What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? LeVay takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and family demographics. Neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain.
In this second edition, LeVay adds a chapter on bisexuality, reviews some uncommon forms of sexuality, and considers whether there could be a biological basis for subtypes of gay people such as butch and femme He describes, for instance, how researchers have manipulated the sex hormone levels of animals during development, causing them to mate preferentially with animals of their own gender.