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posted Friday, February 19, 2010 - Volume 38 Issue 08

There was an elephant in the San Francisco courtroom
Human sexual orientation has deep biological root

By Dean Hamer and Michael Rosbash

LA Times

Opinion
Genetics and Proposition 8

There was an elephant in the San Francisco courtroom where lawyers contested the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the California law that prohibits the marriage of same-sex couples. One key issue should influence every aspect of the Perry vs. Schwarzenegger proceedings yet remained unspoken: What makes people gay? Is it a choice or is it innate?

full story:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rosbash23-2010feb23,0,2291603.story


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