Are Lesbians Different?
Ok, maybe not after all. The AP had to issue a “clarification” to their science story that claimed lesbians reacted similarly to straight men when it came to sniffing female hormones. Turns out that while there was some difference in how gay and straight women reacted, it wasn’t statistically significant and thus doesn’t prove anything. Translation: They don’t know what the hell women want. Yeah, join the club.
May 22nd, 2006 at 2:39 pm
[…] (Via Queerty) We’re all for continued research into the biological basis for sexuality, so we were pleased to see this study announced on GayHealth.com that will look at gay siblings for any genetic link. The first sentence of the piece says: “Do very feminine boys and/or very masculine girls inevitably become gay adults?” We’ve often wondered that ourselves, so we read on, only to see that the study is only looking for brothers, brothers, and more brothers to register at GayBros.com. So what exactly happened to the “masculine girls” part of equation? Not sure. Maybe the lesbos are too complicated to offer definitive conclusions. Or maybe it’s just the patriarchy. […]
May 23rd, 2006 at 11:25 am
[…] Funny letter in the Times today regarding the ever-confusing Swedish study on lesbians and which hormones they like to sniff. It’s from a fragrance artist in Alabama who said that in 10 years of perfume research, she’s had cause to study the scent-preferences of over 100 lesbians. She writes, “What I have noted is a huge difference in scent preference between lesbians who characterize themselves as ‘more feminine’ and those who describe themselves as ‘more masculine.’” Basically, the girly girls go for the “floral” scents while the butch girls go for the “woodsy” ones. Maybe instead of using hormones, the Swedes should’ve tried Fantasy and Perry Ellis. Or really mixed things up by having them all sniff Cumming. […]