Gay men, straight women share brain detail:

[heidler1]

report Mon Jun 16, 1:50 PM ET

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080616/lf_nm_life/brain_gay_dc

LONDON (Reuters) - Gay men and straight women share some characteristics in the area of the brain responsible for emotion, mood and anxiety, researchers said on Monday in a study highlighting the potential biological underpinning of sexuality.

Brain scans also showed the same symmetry among lesbians and straight men, the researchers wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"The observations cannot be easily attributed to perception or behavior," the researchers from Sweden's Karolinska Institute wrote. "Whether they may relate to processes laid down during the fetal or postnatal development is an open question."

A number of studies have looked at the roles genetic, biological and environmental factors play in sexual orientation but little evidence exists that any plays an all-important role. Many scientists believe both nature and nurture play a part.

[Book Lover]

1. Fascinating, but R/T?

[Warpy]

2. How many people cite the bible as the basis

for their homophobia?

Q.E.D.

[Liberal Gramma]

3. I've never been able to understand this

Some studies have shown that 10% of the animal population is homosexual, so surely it's a biological trait? And just how does one person's sexuality affect anyone else? I just don't get it.

[charlie]

6. Fear

Anyone who's afraid you can be "turned" homosexual won't want any trace of it in his world.

They also make dandy scapegoats. Authoritarian theists would have only a fraction of their influence without reliable scapegoats.

[heidler1]

8. The study tends to disprove "free will". It also puts any god at fault for the screw up.

[Book Lover]

4. Point taken (nm)

[knitter4democracy]

5. More proof that it's not a choice.

Thank you for this. I'll be sure to drop it in conversation with my in-laws, bigots that they are.

[greyl]

7. I actually heard someone use the stupid "It was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" line

a couple weeks ago. In real life.

[knitter4democracy]

9. I've heard it many times.

Hard not to think nasty thoughts when I do. Grrrr!

[TZ]

10. I heard someone say that on the radio this morning.

:banghead:

[trotsky]

11. But it WAS David and Jonathan. :-)

That'll get their little minds fuming.

[papapi]

13. How would they feel if it was "ADAM & STEVE" and they were.....

on the other side of the fence? Hatred and bigotry are rampant and scientists can only dwell on how to get rid of queers. Give me a fucking break.

[papapi]

12. {Gay/straight + straight/gay men} {straight/lesbian + lesbian/straight} women/men share brain detail

{Gay/straight + straight/gay men} {straight/lesbian + lesbian/straight} women/men share brain detail>>>>>>>

Hogwash.....
There is no 'gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered/queer' gene.

We all share many personality traits no matter what gender, or lack thereof, we are.

Why can't these people work on finding the 'hatred and bigotry' gene so it can be eliminated?

Again, I say hogwash.