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    Opinion: Same-sex sexual behavior and genes: like love, the answer is complicated

    Humans are fascinating in their diversity and complexity, and the depth of our humanity is truly understood only when we study, appreciate, and embrace that.
    by Emily Drabant Conley Sep 09, 2019 3 minutes
    Two male penguins, "Sechs Punkt" (Six Point) and "Schraegstrich" (Slash), cuddle at the Bremerhaven zoo, where three pairs of male penguins live as couples.

    As a scientist, I am fascinated by the new international study that found thousands of genetic variants associated with same-sex sexual behavior, and not a mythical “gay gene.”

    The findings offer an intriguing glimpse into the complexity of sexual behavior. It reveals some differences in the genetics of same-sex sexual behavior between men and women, for instance. It also illustrates that human sexuality is more nuanced than many believe.

    But the study is compelling

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