... the female relatives of gay men produce children at a higher rate than other women do ...
... if the authors are correct, we're not really talking about genes for homosexuality. We're talking about genes for "androphilia," i.e., attraction to men. The importance of the genes lies in what they do not to men but to women, by increasing reproductive output so powerfully that these women compensate for the reduced output among their male relatives. You can't isolate gay men as a puzzle or problem anymore. You have to see them as part of a bigger, stronger, enduring phenomenon.
Bonkers paper of the year
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This paper in the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics (click
title below to read, or find the pdf here) is a strong contender for
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