Simon LeVay
From LGBT Archive
Simon LeVay (born Oxford, 1943) is a British-American neuroscientist, now living in West Hollywood, California. He is openly gay.[1]
LeVay has degrees from Cambridge University, Göttingen, and Harvard. His research suggested a difference between gay and straight men in the structure of the brain, but he has warned that this should not be interpreted as proving a genetic basis for homosexuality.
His books include
- The Sexual Brain (1993), on brain mechanisms involved in sexual behavior and feelings.
- Queer Science (1996), a survey of sexual orientation research.
- Albrick's Gold (1997), a science fiction novel, whose main character is partially based on Simon LeVay.
- Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation {2010).
References
- ↑ http://gendersex.net/blog/archives/allen-garland-double-edged-sword-of-genetic-determinism/ Garland E Allen, “The Double-Edged Sword of Genetic Determinism: Social and Political Agendas in Genetic Studies of Homosexuality, 1940-1994.” In Science and Homosexualities. Ed. Vernon A Rosario. New York: Routledge, 1997. 243-270
