Born This Way? Radiolab Podcas

What makes a person LGBTQIA+? For a long time, the idea that people "Born This Way" spurred movements and political change. So today, we delve into the story of this idea with geneticist Dean Hamer and several other scientists and psychologists who have worked in this area. An idea that some people need, others reject, and one that will, ultimately, be hard to let go of.

What makes a person LGBTQIA+? For a long time, the idea that people "Born This Way" spurred movements and political change. So today, we delve into the story of this idea. An idea that some people need, others reject, and one that will, ultimately, be hard to let go of. #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #genetics

Episode Segments: 00:00 The Birth of Born This Way 19:25 Born This Way seeps into the culture 55:38 The Unravelling of Born This Way

Books: Joanna Wuest - Born This Way: Science, Citizenship, and Inequality in the American LGBTQ+ Movement (https://zpr.io/rYPwyhNHtgXe)

Dean Hamer - The Science of Desire: The Search for the Gay Gene and the Biology of Behavior (https://zpr.io/3FuKZyu2bgwE)

Lisa Diamond - Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women’s Desire and Love (https://zpr.io/cj3ZSLC2xccJ)

Edward Stein - The Mismeasure of Desire: The Science, Theory, and Ethics of Sexual Orientation (https://zpr.io/UQfdNtyE3RtQ)

Chandler Burr - A Separate Creation: The Search for the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation (https://zpr.io/GKUDhyfNacUf)

Jacques Balthazart - The Biology of Homosexuality (https://zpr.io/um6XMmpfkmQS)