Prepubescent Attraction

[Fruity]

Thank you very much.

[Whateverist]

I've got a semi!

[Rahul]

I've got a semi!

At your age that must be noteworthy.

[christcahinkilla]

thanks for the citation, and i do know how to use google thanks, just nice if someone else has something they found to be valuable and if we read the same study then we can debate the ideas thats all.

anyone read anything interesting on bi-sexuality?

in my opinion that is the most psychologically evolved outlook, but what about the biological aspects of it?

[My imaginary friend is GOD]

thanks for the citation, and i do know how to use google thanks, just nice if someone else has something they found to be valuable and if we read the same study then we can debate the ideas thats all.

anyone read anything interesting on bi-sexuality?

in my opinion that is the most psychologically evolved outlook, but what about the biological aspects of it?

There aren't many studies on bisexuality. It ruins the binary opposition that has been established (gay/straight). The only work that I can think of which even touches on it is Alfred Kinsey, but he didn't work on causes of bisexuality, only taking inventory of people's sexuality on a scale.

[Rahul]

I read an article once that specialists had determined that roughly 80% of the population was some spectrum of bisexual. Even if they didn't consciously realize it.

I was kind of shocked by that. I didn't think it would be near that high.

[Mystical]

I was attracted to boys but was afraid of thinking about them like boys vs girl. I'd rather hang with them as one of the boys, if I did hang out with them. I identified as being attracted to girls but I realized it was more like I was the boy and they were the girl. I took care of them, felt possessive of them, liked their bodies. Being a Christian, I had to suppress any thoughts I had for girls but it was hard. I forced myself to look at boys but I'd rather look at a female form any day. When I became an adult, still as a Christian mind you: I discovered what men had to offer. Nowadays I am engaged to the man of my dreams, and I'm still attracted to females as well, which he doesn't mind.

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Rahul, the American Psychology Association says sexuality is on a sliding scale, and can move within that spectrum one way or another at anytime.

[The Grand Nudger]

but what about the biological aspects of it?

as in - "where do I put my penis"?...I could draw you a diagram if you're unclear....lol

[Mystical]

chinchillin:

Psychology:

Answers to your Questions for a Better Understand of Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality (PDF, 132KB)

Biology:

http://news.stanford.edu/pr/95/950310Arc5328.html

STANFORD -- Research into the biological basis of sexual orientation "presents a clear double message. Yes, genetics plays a part. No, it is not all genetics," Dora B. Goldstein, professor emeritus of molecular pharmacology, told the audience that attended the first in a series of public lectures sponsored by the Medical Center's Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Community on March 9.

"This shouldn't be too surprising because that is what all kinds of behavioral studies indicate. Genes determine everything. The environment affects everything. Then there is this big area where the two interact," she added.

In her noon presentation, Goldstein reviewed relevant research in a number of different areas: population studies, family studies, twin studies, genetic research, childhood behavior, and brain differences.
DNA studies have identified the general location of at least one "gay gene." The maternal heritability of male homosexuality narrowed the region where such a gene must reside to the X chromosome, because sons get this chromosome from their mother. Analysis of DNA markers on the X chromosomes of sibling pairs has further narrowed the search to a region called XQ28. It consists of hundreds of genes and is located near the tip of the X chromosome. However, there is some indication that genes located elsewhere may have a similar effect on sexual orientation, Goldstein said.

Fetal development studies suggest how such a gene might influence such a complex behavior. The development of a fetus into a male is accomplished by the development of the testes, which produce testosterone, which has a wide range of physiological effects. During the perinatal period, a week before and after birth, testosterone has an irreversible organizing effect on the body and brain of males. If the hormone is absent during this period, the individual's anatomy and behavior never can become wholly male. A testosterone surge during puberty activates male sexual development and behavior.



* In 1993, the National Institute of Health’ Dean Hamer illustrated that homosexuality might be inherited from the mother by her sons through a specific region of the X chromosome (Xq28). Hamer demonstrated this by noting that 33 out of 40 pairs of homosexual brothers whom he studied showed the same variation in the tip of the chromosome.
- Hamer DH, Hu S, Magnuson VL, Hu N. and Pattatucci AML. A linkage between DNA markers on the X chromosome and male sexual orientation. Science 1993; 261:320-326.

* A study released in May 2006 by Swedish scientists demonstrates that biology plays a key role in determining a person’ sexuality. The research shows that the portion of the brain that helps regulate sexuality — the hypothalamus – reacted the exact same way in straight women and gay men when exposed to male pheromones, which are chemicals designed to provoke a behavior, such as sexual arousal. The same area of the brain only became stimulated in heterosexual men when introduced to female pheromones.
- by Ivanka Savic article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, (PNAS) “Brain Response To Putative Pheromones In Homosexual Men,” (Vol. 102 No. 19) May 10, 2005.

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but what about the biological aspects of it?

as in - "where do I put my penis"?...I could draw you a diagram if you're unclear....lol

Your avatar is sufficient, thanks

[The Grand Nudger]

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Answers to your Questions for a Better Understand of Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality (PDF, 132KB)

Biology:

http://news.stanford.edu/pr/95/950310Arc5328.html

STANFORD -- Research into the biological basis of sexual orientation "presents a clear double message. Yes, genetics plays a part. No, it is not all genetics," Dora B. Goldstein, professor emeritus of molecular pharmacology, told the audience that attended the first in a series of public lectures sponsored by the Medical Center's Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Community on March 9.

"This shouldn't be too surprising because that is what all kinds of behavioral studies indicate. Genes determine everything. The environment affects everything. Then there is this big area where the two interact," she added.

In her noon presentation, Goldstein reviewed relevant research in a number of different areas: population studies, family studies, twin studies, genetic research, childhood behavior, and brain differences.
DNA studies have identified the general location of at least one "gay gene." The maternal heritability of male homosexuality narrowed the region where such a gene must reside to the X chromosome, because sons get this chromosome from their mother. Analysis of DNA markers on the X chromosomes of sibling pairs has further narrowed the search to a region called XQ28. It consists of hundreds of genes and is located near the tip of the X chromosome. However, there is some indication that genes located elsewhere may have a similar effect on sexual orientation, Goldstein said.

Fetal development studies suggest how such a gene might influence such a complex behavior. The development of a fetus into a male is accomplished by the development of the testes, which produce testosterone, which has a wide range of physiological effects. During the perinatal period, a week before and after birth, testosterone has an irreversible organizing effect on the body and brain of males. If the hormone is absent during this period, the individual's anatomy and behavior never can become wholly male. A testosterone surge during puberty activates male sexual development and behavior.



* In 1993, the National Institute of Health’ Dean Hamer illustrated that homosexuality might be inherited from the mother by her sons through a specific region of the X chromosome (Xq28). Hamer demonstrated this by noting that 33 out of 40 pairs of homosexual brothers whom he studied showed the same variation in the tip of the chromosome.
- Hamer DH, Hu S, Magnuson VL, Hu N. and Pattatucci AML. A linkage between DNA markers on the X chromosome and male sexual orientation. Science 1993; 261:320-326.

* A study released in May 2006 by Swedish scientists demonstrates that biology plays a key role in determining a person’ sexuality. The research shows that the portion of the brain that helps regulate sexuality — the hypothalamus – reacted the exact same way in straight women and gay men when exposed to male pheromones, which are chemicals designed to provoke a behavior, such as sexual arousal. The same area of the brain only became stimulated in heterosexual men when introduced to female pheromones.
- by Ivanka Savic article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, (PNAS) “Brain Response To Putative Pheromones In Homosexual Men,” (Vol. 102 No. 19) May 10, 2005.

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Nice links......however...the most useful bit is bolded and ital. If either of my sons turn out to be gay I'm going to blame my wife. All is right in the world.