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This fascinating new book explores the myriad aspects of biological theories of sexual preference. Sex, Cells, and Same-Sex Desire describes, reviews, and questions recent biological research on sexual preference from the point of view of knowledgeable scientists and of scholars in the social sciences and humanities representing the emerging field of gay studies. The issues involved have a vibrant history, are wide-ranging, and remain the objects of much controversy. This book demystifies biological research on sexual preference and makes it accessible to readers unfamiliar with biological and medical research.Sex, Cells, and Same-Sex Desire is divided into several sections, each of which is introduced by an explanation of key concepts and terms found in that section. The book begins with a discussion of the history of biological theories and sociocultural concepts of gender and sexuality. The next 3 sections explore specialized areas of biological science and related issues: genetics and evaluation, hormones and the endocrine system, and brain physiology and structure. A final section discusses social stigma, science, and medicine. A glossary of terms used by the authors is included, so readers may look up those that may be unfamiliar.
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Index
Achilles, 307
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), 176
epidemic of, 2, 8, 248
homosexuals’ immunological susceptibility to, 317
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome victims
hypothalamic anatomy of, 292, 293–294, 329
testosterone levels of, 329
Adaptation, 150, 205–206, 210
definition, 431
Additive genetic variance, 125
Adolescents
bisexual male, as prostitutes, 363, 364
homosexual, suicide by, 392
Adrenogenital syndrome, 97–98, 263, 365–367, 369
definition, 431
Advocate, 6, 7, 110, 199
Alexander the Great, 24
Alleles, 123
definition, 431
epistatic interactions of, 123
gene frequency of, 124
Allen, Laura, 5–6
Altruism, of homosexuals, 176, 187–194
relationship to religiousity, 192–193
Ambidexterity. See also Left-handedness
in ancient China, 383, 392
prevalence of, 383
Ambisexuality, 100–101, 109
American Civil Liberties Union, opposition to Depo-Provera therapy, 416
American Journal of Psychiatry, 418–419
American Psychological Association, 2, 24–25n.
Anal intercourse
medical investigations of, 36, 60
nineteenth-century attitudes towards, 36
as preferred homosexual sexual practice, 41
Analogy, human-animal, 33–34, 49, 241
Andrin, 45
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
complete, 97, 261–263, 444
definition, 432
partial, 261
Androgens. See also Testosterone
definition, 432
effect on mammalian sexual behavior, 359
effect on prenatal sexual differentiation, 310, 390. See also Prenatal hormonal hypothesis, of sexual orientation
as homosexuality treatment, 249
as masculinizin...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Indexing & Abstracting
- Special Bibliographic Notes
- Table of Contents
- About the Editors
- Preface
- The Biology of Homosexuality: Sexual Orientation or Sexual Preference?
- Introduction
- On the History of Biological Theories of Homosexuality
- Homosexuality, Biology, and Ideology
- Female or Male: The Classification of Homosexuality and Gender
- Introduction
- A Critique of the Possibility of Genetic Inheritance of Homosexual Orientation
- Is Homosexuality Genetic? A Critical Review and Some Suggestions
- Wilson's Panchreston: The Inclusive Fitness Hypothesis of Sociobiology Re-Examined
- Sexual Preference and Altruism
- Biological Research on Sexual Orientation: A Critique of the Critics
- Section IV: Is Sexual Preference Determined by Hormones?
- Animal Models for the Development of Human Sexuality: A Critical Evaluation
- Biomedical Concepts of Homosexuality: Folk Belief in a White Coat
- Hormones and Sexual Orientation: A Questionable Link
- Does Peace Prevent Homosexuality?
- Section V: Is Sexual Preference Determined by the Brain?
- Brain Research, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
- Science and Belief: Psychobiological Research on Sexual Orientation
- Sexuality in the Brain
- Introduction
- Biology of Bisexuality: Critique and Observations
- Dexterity and Sexuality: Is There a Relationship?
- Policing "Perversions": Depo-Provera and John Money's New Sexual Order
- Sexual Expression: A Global Perspective
- Glossary
- Index