tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post9031391983484186947..comments2023-12-14T11:26:51.959-05:00Comments on Life After Jerusalem: Only Slightly Off TopicDiggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-54335206700404382002008-06-22T10:52:00.000-04:002008-06-22T10:52:00.000-04:00Any reaction to this article?The results showed t...Any reaction to <A HREF="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-gaybrain17-2008jun17,0,7153964.story" REL="nofollow"> this</A> article?<BR/><BR/><I><BR/><BR/>The results showed that gay men had symmetrical brains like those of straight women, and homosexual women had slightly asymmetrical brains like those of heterosexual men. Symmetry is thought to favor verbal skills, the report said.<BR/><BR/>The differences were pronounced. For example, the right cerebral hemisphere in heterosexual men was 624 cubic centimeters -- 12 cubic centimeters greater than the left side. In homosexual men, the right hemisphere was 608 cubic centimeters -- 1 cubic centimeter smaller than the left.<BR/><BR/>In heterosexual women, there was no volume difference between right and left hemispheres. But in homosexual women, their right hemisphere was 5 cubic centimeters larger than the left.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>If anything, it should show that homosexuality is not a choice, and an unavoidable consequence of pre natal conditions. On the other hand, it does not provide a clear rationale for the government providing benefits to gay couples the same as straight couples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com