msimpson@bbncca.ARPA (Mike Simpson) (05/22/85)
Summary of newsgroup: net.motss.
Author of this summary: Mike Simpson (msimpson@bbncca.{arpa,uucp})
Date of this summary: May 22, 1985
Dates of articles covered: May 7-22, 1985
Homosexuality: learned or inherited? [24 articles]
-- could it be due to mother's stress levels during
pregnancy, or a chemical/hormonal mechanism?
-- could it be inherited as a recessive trait or
predisposition?
-- genetics probably not a factor because so few gays
reproduce that a gene would disappear
exponentially
-- result of population density stress?
-- if genetic, could it have had some benefits for a
group of people (analogous to sickle-cell trait)?
-- do the above hypotheses reinforce negative attitudes
about homosexuality by arguing from a "heterosexuality
is normal" premise?
"Drugged and raped", and honesty in general [11 articles]
Aftermath of Bitburg ceremony [3 articles]
-- although many gays perished in Nazi concentration
camps, there was no organized protest by gay leaders
-- San Francisco's BAY AREA REPORTER noted protests by
gay Jews (identifying themselves as such) at a SF
Holocaust memorial
Miscellaneous [8 articles]
-- etymology of "yuppie"
-- tolerance of dissent something we should not forget
--
>> don't shoot me, I'm just trying to be helpful ... <<
Mike Simpson, BBN
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