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< BACK TO Fresh Intelligence Is Your Baby Gay? Redux![]() IS YOUR RODENT GAY? 'Mo mice? One expert argues that nurture has little, if anything, to do with whether a person turns out gay or straight. Then Leslie Stahl talks to a researcher who says that by altering hormones he can tweak the gender identity of newborn, underdeveloped rats, which is "roughly the same as altering a third-trimester human fetus in the womb." And another researcher brings up the golden genetic rule that the more older brothers a man has, the more likely he is to be gay. It's fascinating, if only to watch Leslie Stahl grimace at the sight of effeminate children or hear her talking about taking a "crash course in rat sex." But why does all of this sound so damn familiar? Oh, yeah! PREVIOUSLY
Although I enjoyed Is Your Baby Gay? more than the Lesley Stahl piece, 60 Minutes trumps you guys by almost a year. http://www.amazon.com/60-Minutes-Straight-March-2006/dp/B000FOT9X0 Posted by: Midge on May 22, 2007 5:19 PM ... but doesn't go nearly as far or reach any real conclusion. They just reposted that piece online. Posted by: Tgray on May 23, 2007 7:51 AM True. And without the wry humor. My fraternal twin brother and I were part of the Michael Bailey and Richard Pillard study hence the interest. And yep; we're both gay. No Neopets obssession though. Posted by: Midge on May 23, 2007 11:06 AM Advertisement |
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