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Old 06-16-2008, 02:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Gay men, straight women share brain detail: report
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.

Gay men, straight women share brain detail: report - Yahoo! News

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Old 06-16-2008, 02:28 PM   #2 (permalink)
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That may well be true. Just like there are certain brain indicators when one is prone to chemical and substance abuses. Or any other behavior or tendency.

It is the reason why gay people ought to be understood and cared about, and treated rightly. But it is not a reason to "normalize" the behavior by changing the moral tone of a society or amending The Constitution.

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Old 06-16-2008, 03:32 PM   #3 (permalink)
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In a less PC correct and gender neutral society, that would mean that there is something wrong with a man with a feminized brain. This is a "duh" news story.
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That may well be true. Just like there are certain brain indicators when one is prone to chemical and substance abuses. Or any other behavior or tendency.

It is the reason why gay people ought to be understood and cared about, and treated rightly. But it is not a reason to "normalize" the behavior by changing the moral tone of a society or amending The Constitution.

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Maybe we should "treat" the women too... Evidently they have the same symptoms.
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Maybe we should "treat" the women too... Evidently they have the same symptoms.
Sure, you can treat me Tadpole.

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I think I would treat you very nicely... But not in the clinical sense I was sarcastically implying
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I get that Tadpole. But I was not talking about treatment in the clinical sense in regard to homosexuals either...treatment, rather, referring to how individuals ought to be respected and given their freedom and right to privacy.

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I get that Tadpole. But I was not talking about treatment in the clinical sense in regard to homosexuals either...treatment, rather, referring to how individuals ought to be respected and given their freedom and right to privacy.

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Ahhhh... I stand corrected. I suppose I misread you.
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