U.S. Election links

[hummingwolf]

The Presidential Horror Show--a Flash movie you really must see. (Link via grrwoo)

U.S. Presidential Debate Trivia--a National Geographic look at memorable moments from presidential debates. (via natlgeographic)

And this is just an interesting viewpoint you don't hear all that often: Forging a Pro-Gay, Pro-Life Alliance. (via a comment somebody made somewhere)

[Edit: Did I actually type something about hearing a viewpoint? Eesh.]

Comments

[pnksaph.livejournal.com]

And this is just an interesting viewpoint you don't hear all that often:
Science is perilously close to where sexual orientation could be among the genetic traits that parents could "select."

You'd think, if this were the case, we'd have heard more about it. Research as been so non-conclusive. I don't believe they've identified a "gay" gene, as of yet. Very interesting thought, though.

Would you mind if I mentioned your Presidential Horror Show in my journal? It's hilarious. I think 90% of my flist are Kerry supporters. They'd enjoy it.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, whether it'll ever be possible to know a person's sexual orientation before birth is something nobody will know for sure unless and until it does become possible. It seems unlikely--no, it seems impossible that, given the wide diversity of human sexual expression, anyone could possibly narrow it down to a single gene. But that doesn't mean that there will never be a test which can tell you that your child has, say, a 65% chance of being sexually attracted to their own gender. It's interesting to think about the potential effects on society, anyway.

And feel free to link to that video--it isn't mine, but I'm sure that the people who created it would love for it to have a bigger audience!

[darth-spacey.livejournal.com]

I think there's more nurture than nature in sexuality, and it comes from myriad sources throughout the lifetime of a person, right up to and beyond the point that they realise (if they do) that they've been wrong about their sexuality all their life before today. I have more to say on the matter, but my mind is somewhat clouded. I will conclude my point in the morning, should there be any interest, and should I remember it.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I tend to agree with you that there's more nurture than nature involved. But I wouldn't be all that surprised to learn that there's some combination of genes that makes a person statistically significantly more likely to have atypical sexual preferences. Genes don't determine complex behaviors in humans, but they do have an influence.