Gay Men, Straight Men Respond to Scent Differently

Modem Butterfly

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Tue May-10-05 07:32 AM
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Gay Men, Straight Men Respond to Scent Differently

http://www.local10.com/health/4468126/detail.html

WASHINGTON -- Scientists trying to sniff out biological differences between gay and straight men have found new evidence - in scent.

It turns out that sniffing a chemical from testosterone, the male sex hormone, causes a response in the sexual area of gay men's brains, just as it does in the brains of straight women, but not in the brains of straight men.

"It is one more piece of evidence ... that is showing that sexual orientation is not all learned," said Sandra Witelson, an expert on brain anatomy and sexual orientation at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.

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Spinzonner

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Tue May-10-05 07:43 AM
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1. But the real test is how they react to sweaty old socks

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elehhhhna

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Tue May-10-05 08:02 AM
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2. So if we remove gay people 's nostrils they'll be straight?

Who knew it was sooo simple!

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