Twin Studies: What Do They Show?

Written by Alan Medinger

The nature-nurture debate over the origins of homosexuality was fed an ample supply of grist last year with the publication of Simon LeVay’s hypothalamus study and with the subsequent publication of a new study of twins. In the September, 1991, Regeneration News, we looked briefly at the hypothalamus study, and like many others, concluded that it was almost totally inconclusive. The twin study, on the other hand, appears to have much more significant implications; ones that are particularly encouraging for those who share our perspective on homosexuality. Read more

Pediatrics Group Endorses Homosexual Adoption, But New Policy Places Children at Risk

Written by A. Dean Byrd, Ph.D.

A. Dean Byrd, Ph.D.

Vice President, NARTH 

 

On February 3rd, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement endorsing adoption by same-sex couples, saying they can provide the same emotionally healthy family life as heterosexual parents. The academy is urging its 55,000 members to take an active role in supporting laws that allow gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals to adopt the children of the individuals with whom they cohabit.  Read more

Homosexuality and the Truth: Is it Natural? Is it Normal?

Homosexuality and the Truth: Is it Natural? Is it Normal?

Written by Alan Medinger

Society has two views of homosexuality. The traditional view holds that homosexuality is an aberration, the orientation is a disorder, and the behavior is pathological. The opposing view is that homosexuality is a normal variant in the human condition, that it is determined before birth, and homosexual behavior is natural for those so oriented. The gay community has been tremendously successful in gaining acceptance for the second view. This view, however, rests on a number of questionable premises, which if false, lead us back to the traditional view. In the following article we will continue to examine the premises put forth by those accepting homosexuality as “normal.” Read more

Gay Genes?

In the August 1991 issue of Science, Simon LeVay of the Salk Institute in San Diego published his study on the differences in brain structure between homosexual and heterosexual men. The study had several glaring weaknesses. It was based on a small group of 35 men, with 19 homosexual men who had died of AIDS, a factor which could have biased the results. The control group of 16 men were “assumed to have been mostly or all heterosexual,” said the study. Anne Fausto-Sterling, Professor of Medical Science at Brown University, commented in Time magazine, “My freshman biology students know enough to sink this study.” Read more