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62: The Gay Gene: The Science of Being Gay (with Rowan Ellis)
Episode 62

62: The Gay Gene: The Science of Being Gay (with Rowan Ellis)

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June 22, 20201h 7m

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Show Notes

What is it that makes people gay? Have scientists actually found a gay gene? What do dolphins have to do with it? This pride themed episode has all the answers you need! 

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References and Further Reading 
  1. https://www.britannica.com/topic/homosexuality
  2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22720828/
  3. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/268/5219/1841.long
  4. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/284/5414/571
  5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771012/
  6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animalshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animals
  7. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2004/07/homosexual-animals-debate/
  8. https://phys.org/news/2019-05-scientists-explore-evolution-animal-homosexuality.html
  9. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02585-6
  10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/articles/results/handedness.shtml
  11. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325203/
  12. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332435-200-biologists-have-a-problem-with-homosexuality-they-should-get-over-it/
  13. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532684-400-same-sex-attraction-isnt-an-evolutionary-paradox-heres-why/
  14. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13674-evolution-myths-natural-selection-cannot-explain-homosexuality/
  15. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26089486
  16. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/massive-study-finds-no-single-genetic-cause-of-same-sex-sexual-behavior/
  17. https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2019/08/30/the-gay-gene-is-a-myth-but-being-gay-is-natural-say-scientists/#1f32645b7fa7
  18. https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/linkage-between-dna-markers-x-chromosome-and-male-sexual-orientation-1993-dean-h-hamer-and
  19. https://www.nature.com/articles/ng1195-248
  20. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13918830-300-gene-hunters-sound-warning-over-gay-link/
  21. https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/epigenetic-influences-and-disease-895/
  22. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/

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