FOF #2445 - The Biology of Homosexuality

Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show

Fausto Fernós

Comedy Interviews, Tv & Film, Comedy, Tv Reviews, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.4 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2017

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

You only have to look at ancient art and writings to know that among human beings, same-sex attraction has existed across time and cultures. Even in the animal kingdom, you’ll see beasts of all shapes and sizes acting like they’re ready to march in a Gay Pride parade.

But in our culture, studying homosexuality comes with a lot of political and religious baggage so it’s difficult making sense of why so many of us are gay.

Today, science journalist Vince Gabrielle joins us to take a look at the sexy science of homosexuality: all the popular studies, some successful and some far fetched, that scientists have done over the past 60 years to try to understand what makes people gay.

Plus–

➤ The gay best friend archetype and the dangers of eugenics.

➤ Gay genes, gay brains, gay lions, and strong lizards that don’t need no damn man.

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0:00.0	You only have to look at ancient art and writings to know that among human beings, same-sex
0:10.3	attraction has existed across time and cultures.
0:14.0	Even in the animal kingdom, you'll see beasts of all shapes and sizes acting like they're
0:19.7	ready to march in a gay pride parade.
0:22.3	But in our culture, studying homosexuality comes with a lot of political and religious baggage,
0:27.8	so it's difficult making sense of why so many of us are gay.
0:31.4	Today, science journalist Vince Gabriel joins us to take a look at the sexy science of homosexuality.
0:40.0	All the popular studies, some successful and some far-fetched,
0:44.2	that scientists have done over the past 60 years to try to understand what makes us gay.
0:49.2	Plus, the gay best friend archetype and the dangers of eugenics.
0:53.5	Gay genes, gay brains, gay lions, and strong lizards that don't need no damn man.
1:00.2	I'm Fausto Fernos.
1:01.8	I'm Mark Phelian.
1:02.9	And this is Feast of Fun.
1:06.3	Today's Feast to Fun podcast is made available free to the public without any commercial interruption.
1:12.3	Please consider making a donation at feastafun.com slash donate or become a paid subscriber at feastafun.com slash plus to support this podcast you love.
1:27.1	Ta da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da. She blinded me with science.
1:35.7	Hello.
1:37.4	Hello. Hi, is this Vincent Gabriel?
1:39.8	Speaking.
1:41.0	Hi, Vincent. It's Fausto.
1:43.1	And Mark from Feastafun.
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