Queer Science: The Use and Abuse of Research into Homosexuality

LeVay, Simon

ISBN 10: 0262621193 / ISBN 13: 9780262621199

Published by MIT Press, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Queer Science: The Use and Abuse of Research into Homosexuality
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262621193
• ISBN 13: 9780262621199
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

What makes people gay, lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual? And who cares? Written by one of the leading scientists in the research of sexual orientation, Queer Science looks at how scientific discoveries about homosexuality influence society's attitude toward gays and lesbians, beginning with the theories of the German sexologist and gay-rights pioneer Magnus Hirschfeld and culminating with the latest discoveries in brain science, genetics, endocrinology, and cognitive psychology.

About the Author

Simon LeVay is particularly well known for his 1991 report in Science, which described a difference in brain structure between gay and heterosexual men. His previous books are The Sexual Brain and City of Friends: A Portrait of the Gay and Lesbian Community in America (with Elisabeth Nonas).