Go Back Research Article March, 2021

Comment on “Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior”

Author Stephanie A. Sanders Author Dean Hamer Author Brian Mustanski Author Justin R. Garcia

Abstract

The phenotypic measures used by Ganna et al. (Research Articles, 30 August 2019, p. 882) lump together predominantly heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual individuals, including those who have experimented with a same-sex partner only once. This may have resulted in misleading associations to personality traits unrelated to understood categories of human sexuality. Scientific studies of human sexuality should use validated and reliable measures of sexual behaviors, attractions, and identities that capture the full spectrum of complexity.

Keywords

Same-Sex Sexual Behavior Genetic Architecture Sexual Orientation Human Sexuality GWAS Study Sexual Behavior Measures Sexual Attraction Sexual Identity Personality Traits Phenotypic Measures Sexual Diversity Research Validity Sexuality Categories Genetic Associations Sexual Behavior Complexity
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Volume 371
Issue 6536
Pages 1-4
DOI 10.1126/science.aba2941
ISSN 1095-9203
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