On Nov 23, 2004, at 7:33 PM, I drivelled:
There is some research (I'll have to dig up the citation) that seems to show that sexual promiscuity in women is linked to homosexuality in their male children (!), and that those same male children are much more likely to engage in sexual exploration and behavior at a much younger age than their peers. This is a chromosomal characteristic, IIRC, not a psychological one.
Found the reference:
<http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/13/homosexuality.study.reut/ index.html>
From the article:
'Researchers at the University of Padua said the genetic components are linked to the X chromosome which is inherited only from the mother. But they are probably on other chromosomes and could partly explain male homosexuality.
"The key factor is that these genes both influence homosexuality in men, higher fecundity in females and are in the maternal and not the paternal line," Andrea Camperio-Ciani, who headed the research team, said in an interview.'
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'An early interest in sex before the age of 10 was also a predictor of homosexuality, according to the researchers.'
For my part, I was interested in sex at a pretty young age as well. (My earliest explorations began when I was 5, and I'm not talking about playing doctor either.) Thus, anecdotally at least, some of these findings are supported.
-- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress "The Seven-Year Mirror" http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf
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