[Bobalu]

There was an article about one “woman” here, recently, whose clitoris was a partially-developed penis, or something like that.

The clitoris is the same structure as the penis. Add testosterone and it grows large.

The human genotype contains all the structures for both male and female... both genders have all the same parts. They differentiate because of hormonal influences and the single sex controlling gene.

penis = clitoris
ovaries = testes

As an example, male breasts are identical to female breasts. Add estrogen and then they look identical. Males can even nurse children. Breast size does not equate to milk producing ability. Some medications have the side effect of causing lactation in the male... a frightening side effect to be sure.

I know... it's all rather weird and startling. Mother Nature has a sense of humor perhaps.

[James C. Bennett]

Not a sense of humour, but a proclivity to explore random mutations.

Women with natural penises and men with lactating breasts are a sick joke if only they were designed as such.

[srmorton]

The clitoris is the same structure as the penis.

This is actually NOT true. The clitoris does have erectile tissue similar to that found in the penis, but it does not have the same function in the body as the penis. The penis is not only the sexual organ of the male, but it is also the location of the urethra which carries urine to the outside of the body. The clitoris is located in the vulva close to the urethra, but the two do not have the same structural relationship as the penis and the urethra.

On the specific subject of this thread, I have never believed that there was a gene for homosexuality. Up until the advent of modern fertility techniques, there was no way a truly gay man could produce offspring with a true lesbian woman. If there ever was such a gene, it could not be passed on to the next generation and would therefore die out.

I have to agree with those on this thread that think that liberals will not accept the results of this excellent study any more than they accept that AGW does not exist. If it wasn't so sad, it would be funny that many liberals label conservatives as being uneducated or unscientific when they are the ones who blindly accept whatever the liberal mantra of the day happens to be.