Part of the homosexuality page of Dr.
Niclas Berggren
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Homosexuality:
Common Questions and Statements Addressed. A delightful, broad presentation
of many basic and important questions regarding the nature of homosexuality
and homosexuals.
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Facts
about sexual orientation, by psychologist Dr. Gregory M. Herek at the
University of California, Davis.
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Fact
sheet from the American Psychiatric Association
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Fact
sheet from the American Psychological Association
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Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients. From the American Psychological Association.
- Evidence for a Biological Influence in Male Homosexuality, a summary of some research findings, by Dr. Dean Hamer and Dr. Simon Le Vay.
- Homosexuality is not a pathology, a documentation of professional studies.
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We Are All Sodomites Now: A Case for Sexual Freedom by Andrew Sullivan. He asks why some people regard homosexuality as immoral - and why they shouldn't.
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Does
Homosexuality Pose a Threat to Society?, by Dr. Niclas Berggren, where
nine arguments claiming that homosexuality threatens society are examined
and refuted.
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The
Wavering Argument: Is Being Gay as Bad as Some Say, and If It Is, So What?,
an essay by Dr. Niclas Berggren which critically discusses the argument
that society should discourage people from homosexuality because the lives
of homosexuals are less fulfilling than those of heterosexuals.
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The Impotence of Nature/Nurture
and Natural/Unnatural Distinctions Surrounding Homosexuality, an essay by Andrew Wible on the moral standing of homosexuality.
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Is Homosexuality Inherited?, a look at the debate, by Richard Horton, editor of the British medical journal The Lancet.
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The
Gay Gene, a site on the genetical basis of homosexuality. Moderated
by science author Chandler Burr.
- Is Homosexuality Caused by Son-Father Estrangement? by Dr. D. Michael Quinn. The answer is "no".
- The Emotional Origin of Homophobia by Dr. Niclas Berggren, where it is explained that negative attitudes towards homosexuality are the result of feelings and not rational arguments.
- Homophobia: Analysis of a "Permissible" Prejudice, from a seminar arranged by the American Psychoanalytic Association, exploring the roots and persistence of a dislike for homosexuals and homosexuality.
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Gay
and lesbian parenting, although met with hostility by many, isn't really
bad for children, according to this summary of the research.
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Naturligt
är mångfalden: artikel i SvD 1996-01-07 av docenterna i
etologi vid Stockholms universitet, Hans Temrin och Magnus Enquist. Ingress:
"Vad som händer i naturen kan aldrig används som stöd för
en avvisande hållning gentemot homosexualitet. Bland många
djurarter förekommer sexuellt umgänge mellan individer av samma
kön. Variation är en grundläggande egenskap hos naturen."
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Man
och man emellan, flera kapitel från den givande boken av psykiatern
och överläkaren dr. Lars Bohman.
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Fakta
om homosexualitet, en bra presentation av Joakim Anrell.
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Gener
styr homosexualitet, nyhetsartikel i DN 1995-11-02 som styrker teorier
om ärftlighet.
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