The Biology of Homosexuality

Sexual Orientation or Sexual Preference

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3649891
AutoresJohn P De Cecco (San Francisco State University), David Allen Parker (San Francisco State University)
Año1995
Volumen28
Número1-2
Páginas1-28
Fecha de publicación1995-06-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j082v28n01_01
PMID7560917
OpenAlexW2312782837
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

This paper begins with a summary of the biological research on homosexuality that occurred in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It then summarizes the treatment of this research chiefly by the print media. It then adumbrates the presuppositions about sexuality and gender upon which the reports were based. It is argued that the presuppositions, which are asserted without being examined, date back to the nineteenth century. They ignore the historical, sociocultural, and humanistic research of the last two decades that collectively comprise the field of gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies. The discussion of the issue of choice follows and it recognizes the various constraints on choice without eliminating it as an element of sexual expression. Finally, the paper sets forth a general conception of homosexuality that includes its psychological and socio-cultural dimensions along with the biological

Epistemology · Expression (computer science) · Field (mathematics) · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Humanism · Lesbian · Male Homosexuality · Political science · Presupposition · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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