Жизнь с призраками точности — @дневники: асоциальная сеть

вторник, 16 июня 2015

16:01

our subject isn't cool, but he fakes it anyway

@темы: fanart, kingsman, во народ рисует... колин ферт вообще почти никому нормально не дается, а тут.. О_О

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05:16

our subject isn't cool, but he fakes it anyway

это так странно, когда таки приходится бороться за свою идентичность
сначала с собой - пытаться принять всерьез, а не ради шутки
а потом и в обществе постоянно натыкаться на непонимание, кривые трактовки

@темы: bi, be so kind and don't call her lesbian please, отчасти в связи с косвенным каминг-аутом кристен стюарт

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03:53

interior design goals

our subject isn't cool, but he fakes it anyway

@темы: personal place

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03:26

our subject isn't cool, but he fakes it anyway

"Вот это мой размерчик!" (с)
Сегодня была на продлившихся 4 часа чтениях по антропогенезу. God bless. Больше бы такого.
Маман, у которой плохое зрение, увидела у одной из посетительниц в руках книгу. Говорит: "Мда, но тем не менее тут продают какие-то книги про магию..."
Книга была:

Мы долго смеялись.
Энивей.

The science behind a more meaningful understanding of sexual orientation

This article is part of a series The Conversation Africa is running on issues related to LGBTI in Africa. You can read the rest of the series here.

People who are attracted to others of the same sex develop their orientation before they are born. This is not a choice. And scientific evidence shows their parents cannot be blamed.

Research proving that there is biological evidence for sexual orientation has been available since the 1980s. The links have been emphasised by new scientific research.

In 2014, researchers confirmed the association between same-sex orientation in men and a specific chromosomal region. This is similar to findings originally published in the 1990s, which, at that time, gave rise to the idea that a “gay gene” must exist. But this argument has never been substantiated, despite the fact that studies have shown that homosexuality is a heritable trait.

Evidence points towards the existence of a complex interaction between genes and environment, which are responsible for the heritable nature of sexual orientation.

These findings are part of a report released by the Academy of Science South Africa. The report is the outcome of work conducted by a panel put together in 2014 to evaluate all research on the subject of sexual orientation done over the last 50 years.

It did this against the backdrop of a growing number of new laws in Africa which discriminate against people attracted to others of the same sex. The work was conducted in conjunction with the Ugandan Academy of Science.

Existing research

The academy looked at several scientific studies with different focus areas that have all provided converging findings. These include family and twin studies. The studies have shown that homosexuality has both a heritable and an environmental component.

Family studies have shown that homosexual men have more older brothers than heterosexual men. Homosexual men are also more likely to have brothers that are also homosexual. Similarly, family studies show that lesbian women have more lesbian sisters than heterosexual women.

Studies on identical twins are important as identical twins inherit the same genes. This can shed light on a possible genetic cause. Studies on twins have established that homosexuality is more common in identical (monozygotic) twins than in non-identical (dizygotic) twins. This proves that homosexuality can be inherited.

However, the extent of the inheritance between twins was lower than expected. These findings contribute to the notion that although homosexuality can be inherited, this does not occur according to the rules of classical genetics. Rather, it occurs through another mechanism, known as epigenetics.
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@темы: антропология, дорогой дневник, yeah, science!, lgbt+

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