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Biology, Psychology and Anthropology

Anthropological Studies


If there is no such thing as "homosexuality" in a cross-culturally valid sense, then what should we make of the biological findings? I think there are two possibilities. First, the biological findings may be peculiarly Western. That is, there may be no gene for "homosexuality," but rather genes for other characteristics that our particular culture associates with "homosexuality." For example, parents may define certain inborn facial features as "beautiful" in their babies. This may lead them to treat these babies as more delicate and "feminine" than other babies. It is the later "femininity" of these boys which then gets defined as "homosexual."