Eyes Wide Open: Pupil Dilation and Sexual Orientation
A new study from Gerulf Rieger and Ritch Savin-Williams confirms the relationship between sexual desire and pupil dilation. While this relationship has been known for some time, now it is possible to...
View ArticleNew Paper Proposes Epigenetic Pathway to Homosexuality (UPDATED)
I am still reading the paper by William Rice, Urban Friberg and Sergey Gavrilets (available for review here) and have asked several other scientists for their opinion of it. It is a complex argument...
View ArticleWhat makes someone gay and can people change orientation?
In 2010, I submitted a summary of sexual orientation research to Uganda’s Independent. They published it in their Uganda Talks section. In light of the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill and recent...
View ArticleTop Ten Posts in 2013
Here are the ten most visited pages on the blog for 2013. Two posts were written prior to 2013 but continue to be quite popular. I designate them in the list below by the year of publication. 1. On The...
View ArticleNew Study of Gay Brothers Renews Interest in Genetic Factors in Homosexuality
Papers in Australia and the UK published stories late yesterday about a study recently described at the 2013 International Association for Sex Research by Alan Sanders and then yesterday by Michael...
View ArticleJonathan Merritt Discusses Sexuality and Vulnerability in New Book
On Sunday in a blog post at Religion News Service, Jonathan Merritt summarized some personal reflections on his sexuality which are detailed in his new book Jesus is Better Than You Imagined. Merritt,...
View ArticleWas Michael Brown Right About Sexual Orientation and Secular Counseling?
David Barton on history. Ken Ham on science. Joseph Nicolosi on psychology and sexual orientation. Now Michael Brown on sexual orientation counseling. In a Christian Post op-ed Michael Brown takes Al...
View ArticleBen Carson: Being Gay is Choice Because Some People Do Gay Things After Prison
Dr. Carson, this isn’t brain surgery. Being attracted to the same or opposite sex isn’t chosen like you chose to speak outside of your area of expertise today. On CNN, Carson told Chris Cuomo that...
View ArticleFormer President of Exodus International Says Being Gay is Not a Choice
Exodus International was once the largest ex-gay evangelical organization in the nation. However, after rejecting reparative therapy, Exodus closed operations in 2013. I asked former president of...
View ArticleFull Text of Amendment to Indiana’s Religious Freedom and Restoration Act...
Today, the Indiana Legislature is debating an amendment which would provide significant protections to sexual minorities in Indiana. It would be ironic if the passage of the RFRA led to the achievement...
View ArticleThe New Atlantis Study on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity That’s Not a...
UPDATE: In a post out on 8/27/16, Adam Keiper, editor at The New Atlantis magazine responds to this post with a rebuttal to my points below. I urge you to go read it. I in turn respond to him. I also...
View ArticleNew Study: Prenatal Exposure to Progesterone May Influence Adult Sexual...
The causes of sexual attraction continue to be of significant interest. This study will focus attention on prenatal factors, far outside of an individual’s control. These findings may also direct...
View ArticleA Real Life Reason to Reject the Nashville Statement
Last week I wrote some reactions to the Nashville Statement on sexual orientation and gender identity. The statement was written by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and has been the focus...
View ArticleThe Nashville Statement and Same-Sex Attraction
Despite many critical reactions, the Nashville Statement continues to attract signers. The creators of the statement hoped to draw a line in the church sand and they apparently have succeeded. The...
View ArticleThe Canons of Elvira and The Nashville Statement
Since the church has been making statements, church leaders have been telling people in the pews what to do and not to do in their beds. In the context of talking about the Nashville Statement, a Grove...
View ArticleMy Journey Away from Reparative Therapy
Over the past few weeks, I have written about the Nashville Statement. In doing so, I realized that many readers here haven’t followed this blog since the beginning (2005) and aren’t aware of my work...
View ArticleNew Studies Point to Biological Basis for Male Homosexuality
A study out yesterday lends support to the fraternal birth order theory of male homosexuality. Also called the older brother effect, the effect has been hypothesized to relate to an immune response in...
View ArticleFamily Policy Alliance Misleads Public on Conversion Therapy Legislation
To hear Focus on the Family’s public policy arm, Family Policy Alliance, talk about it, the opponents of forcing teens to go to sexual orientation change efforts (aka conversion therapy) don’t want...
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