Faculty Bibliography

In order to see that universal coverage of the sort now on the table in Minnesota is affordable, those struggling to create universal access need to look beyond Oregon, all the way to Hawaii

In a paper in the prestigious journal Science he presented some findings that seem to favor the biological explanation of homosexuality. [Simon LeVay] reported that, in examining samples of brain tissue obtained after autopsies performed on 19 gay men, 16 men thought to be heterosexual and 6 heterosexual women, he found systematic differences in their hypothalmuses, an area of the brain thought to be involved in controlling sexual behavior

The cells from the brains of the homosexual men more closely resembled those of the women than they did the heterosexual men. Many gay rights groups greeted LeVay's article with unabashed joy. The Lambda Legal Defense Fund, a national gay rights group, gushed that "if there is a biological basis for homosexuality, it is difficult to fathom on what moral, ethical or religious grounds one can reasonably discriminate (against homosexuals)."

In a paper in the prestigious journal Science, he presented some findings that seem to favor the biological explanation of homosexuality. [Simon LeVay] reported that, in examining samples of brain tissue obtained after autopsies performed on 19 gay men, 16 men thought to be heterosexual and six heterosexual women, he found systematic differences in their hypothalmuses, an area of the brain thought to be involved in sexual behavior

Alison Carlson, writing in Women's Sports and Fitness, tells how [Maria Jose Martinez Patino] managed to convince the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of her femininity and earn the right to compete for a slot on Spain's women's team

Stay tuned to see if Maria Jose Martinez Patino makes the Spanish women's track team. She almost didn't get a chance, because, for three years, Patino was banned on the ground that she was not a woman