Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Study: Lesbians' Brains React Differently


Lesbians' brains react differently to sex hormones than those of heterosexual women, new research indicates.
Lesbians' brains reacted somewhat, though not completely, like those of heterosexual men, a team of Swedish researchers said in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

A year ago, the same group reported findings for gay men that showed their brain response to hormones was similar to that of heterosexual women.

In both cases the findings add weight to the idea that homosexuality has a physical basis and is not learned behavior.

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