--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > <snip> > > There was a fascinating show on TV the other day (20/20? I forget > > which one...) and, apparently, research conclusively shows that if > > you are male, the more older brothers you have, the greater the > > probability that you will be gay. > > > > One of the theories given for this on the show is (and I hope I am > > representing this correctly) is that the XY chromosome which is > > what distinguishes a male from a female (women are XX) is > > a "foreign" substance to a woman when she is carrying a male child > > in her womb. > > > As a result, her body secretes a kind of "antibody" to counter- act > > this foreign substance each time she carries a male child and, over > > time, this builds up. And this antibody will diminish > > the "maleness" of the XY and increase the feminine qualities of the > > male child. > > I'm a bit skeptical of this as stated, depending on > what is meant by "feminine qualities." Sounds as > though this theory is based on a stereotype of gay > men. Many of them aren't the least bit "feminine" > except in that they find other men more sexually > attractive than they do women. > > How would you measure scientifically the degree of > "feminine qualities" in a male? If it's just a matter > of outward appearance and how well it conforms to > social notions of what is masculine and what is > feminine, a lot of gay men wouldn't fit the theory > at all.
It could be that I am misrepresenting the findings by the use of the language that I employ. It would probably be better if you were to visit the links and transcripts that Vaj posted on this thread. > > And how would you account for lesbians, among whom > there is also a range from masculine-appearing to > feminine-appearing? > Don't know except that lesbianism should be encouraged at every possible juncture of human experience. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
