A much-needed exploration of the history and philosophy of
scientific research into male homosexuality. Questions about the
naturalness or unnaturalness of homosexuality are as old as the
hills, and the answers have often been used to condemn homosexuals,
their behaviors, and their relationships. In the past two
centuries, a number of sciences have involved themselves in this
debate, introducing new vocabularies, theories, arguments, and
data, many of which have gradually helped tip the balance toward
tolerance and even acceptance. In this book, philosophers Pieter R.
Adriaens and Andreas De Block explore the history and philosophy of
the gay sciences, revealing how individual and societal values have
colored how we think about homosexuality. The authors unpack the
entanglement of facts and values in studies of male homosexuality
across the natural and human sciences and consider the extent to
which science has mitigated or reinforced homonegative mores. The
focus of the book is on homosexuality's assumed naturalness.
Geneticists rephrased naturalness as innateness, claiming that
homosexuality is innate-colloquially, that homosexuals are born
gay. Zoologists thought it a natural affair, documenting its
existence in myriad animal species, from maybugs to men.
Evolutionists presented homosexuality as the product of natural
selection and speculated about its adaptive value. Finally,
psychiatrists, who initially pathologized homosexuality, eventually
appealed to its naturalness or innateness to normalize it.
Discussing findings from an array of sciences-comparative zoology,
psychiatry, anthropology, evolutionary biology, social psychology,
developmental biology, and machine learning-this book is essential
reading for anyone interested in what science has to say about
homosexuality.
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