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Author: Helen Zhao

Helen Zhao is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at Columbia University. Her dissertation is on feminist values in science and she is a member of the Harvard GenderSci Lab.
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The Search for Gay Genes: Should Queer People Support It?

Helen Zhao and Meg Perret

Efforts from scientists trying to identify “gay genes” are part of a longstanding, problematic tradition of research focused on how minority groups are genetically different.

It’s high time we moved the fight for LGBTQ+ recognition and survival away from the ‘nature versus nurture’ debate and into new directions.

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