Are Bert and Ernie Gay? We Checked the Research.
Lots of sources have cast the Muppets as queer, for a very long time.
Browsing Tag
Sexual Orientation
10 posts
For LGBT Students, a STEM Career Is a Less Likely Option
New research suggests lesbian, gay, and bisexual students are being driven out of STEM majors.
What’s the Point of Genetic Studies of Sexual Orientation?
Good science can combat misinformation, but it won't resolve public debates over homosexuality.
Facing Disturbing Truths About Pedophilia Could Help Us Keep Kids Safer
Pedophilia can be something you're born with. It's not an addiction, although pedophiles can be sex addicts and are often given addiction-type treatment. As a sex addict, I'm convinced we fail these people in ways that increase our risks.
A Majority of U.S. Republicans Finally Agree That Being Gay Is Morally Acceptable
A look at the latest survey responses from Gallup.
The High-Salary Trifecta: Gay, Black, and Male
A new study suggests a surprising combination of factors could lead to the best pay.
Why Lesbians and Gay Men Don’t Live in the Same Areas
Gay men are still men and what woman wants to live near so many of them?
What’s Wrong With Trying to Engineer Your Child’s Sexual Orientation?
Or, more specifically, what's wrong with taking a steroid, while you're pregnant, to try to increase the odds that your female fetus will someday grow up to be a straight woman who gives you grandchildren, and not a lesbian daughter more interested in puppies?
The Social Construction of Sex
Many of us probably get our core gender identities as much from our biological origins as we do from our gender educations.
Should We Be Allowed to Choose the Sexual Orientation of Our Children?
Imagine a prenatal test that, like the one for trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome), could show a predisposition to gayness.