Do You Think You’re Exclusively Straight? Influencing People’s Perceptions of Their Sexual Orientation
Scientific research has shown that sexuality exists on a spectrum. But how certain are people about where they fit on it? A new University of…
Homosexuality
Darwinian Paradox: How Has Homosexuality Persisted During Evolution?
Same-sex sexual behaviour may seem to present a Darwinian paradox. It provides no obvious reproductive or survival benefit, and yet same-sex sexual behavior is fairly…
Homophobic Statements Trigger Elevated Stress in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People – Can Contribute to Health Problems
New research provides strongest evidence to date that the stress of discrimination causes physiological changes that can contribute to health problems for lesbian, gay and…
Large-Scale Study Shows There’s No ‘Gay Gene’
According to a genome-wide association study involving more than 470,000 people, a person’s genetic variants do not meaningfully predict whether they will engage in same-sex…
Homosexual Behavior Among Fish Increases Attractiveness to Females
In many species, females are attracted to large, conspicuous males. But among animals that mate with many partners, males that manage to mate with more…
Homosexuality Might Develop in the Womb Due to Epigenetic Changes
According to a newly released hypothesis, homosexuality might not lie in DNA itself. Instead, as an embryo develops, sex-related genes are turned on and off…