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Title: APA brochure spurs debate over origins of sexuality
Post by: Natasha on July 10, 2009, 08:46:04 AM
Post by: Natasha on July 10, 2009, 08:46:04 AM
APA brochure spurs debate over origins of sexuality
http://www.sovo.com/2009/7-10/news/national/10338.cfm (http://www.sovo.com/2009/7-10/news/national/10338.cfm)
By: AMY CAVANAUGH
7/10/09
When the American Psychological Association updated its brochure regarding homosexuality, the change was intended to be benign.
The original statement inside the "Answers to Your Questions for a Better Understand-ing of Sexual Orientation & Homosexuality" had said there is "considerable recent evidence to suggest that biology, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors, play a significant role in a person's sexuality."
A revised and expanded statement notes, "there is no consensus among scientists about the exact reasons that an individual develops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lesbian orientation."
http://www.sovo.com/2009/7-10/news/national/10338.cfm (http://www.sovo.com/2009/7-10/news/national/10338.cfm)
By: AMY CAVANAUGH
7/10/09
When the American Psychological Association updated its brochure regarding homosexuality, the change was intended to be benign.
The original statement inside the "Answers to Your Questions for a Better Understand-ing of Sexual Orientation & Homosexuality" had said there is "considerable recent evidence to suggest that biology, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors, play a significant role in a person's sexuality."
A revised and expanded statement notes, "there is no consensus among scientists about the exact reasons that an individual develops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay, or lesbian orientation."