Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation

by Simon LeVay

Book Overview

What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In this book, neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain.

LeVay helped create this field in 1991 with a much-publicized study in Science, where he reported on a difference in the brain structure...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199737673
• ISBN13: 9780199737673
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 8.5" x 6.0"