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Queer couple with cropped hair thinking of the Kinsey Scale Test

Health

The Kinsey Scale Test and 3 other ways to find where you fall on the sexuality spectrum The Kinsey Scale Test and 3 other ways to find where you fall on the sexuality spectrum

By Sara Chodosh

Pride flags over the San Francisco Castro District

Health

LGBTQ+ health networks helped make urban neighborhoods more resilient against COVID LGBTQ+ health networks helped make urban neighborhoods more resilient against COVID

By Daniel Baldwin Hess & Alex Bitterman/The Conversation

A bag and vials of donated blood

Health

The FDA’s gay and bi blood-donor ban isn’t just stigmatizing—it’s also likely outdated The FDA’s gay and bi blood-donor ban isn’t just stigmatizing—it’s also likely outdated

By Candice Wang

A group of five teen walking down the street

Health

LGBTQ+ alliance groups can have a positive effect on entire student populations LGBTQ+ alliance groups can have a positive effect on entire student populations

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations The weirdest things we learned this week: the origin of moron, forgotten scurvy cures, and bisexual space stations

By Popular Science Team

A massive study confirms no one ‘gay gene’ controls sexual preference

Health

A massive study confirms no one ‘gay gene’ controls sexual preference A massive study confirms no one ‘gay gene’ controls sexual preference

By Nicole Wetsman

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

Technology

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

By Eleanor Cummins

What To Make Of That Saliva Test For Homosexuality

Science

What To Make Of That Saliva Test For Homosexuality What To Make Of That Saliva Test For Homosexuality

The Science Of Bisexuality

Health

The Science Of Bisexuality The Science Of Bisexuality

By Francie Diep

Same-Sex Marriage Doesn’t Affect Opposite-Sex Marriage Rates, Study Finds

Science

Same-Sex Marriage Doesn’t Affect Opposite-Sex Marriage Rates, Study Finds Same-Sex Marriage Doesn’t Affect Opposite-Sex Marriage Rates, Study Finds

By Shaunacy Ferro

Could Scientists Have Found A Gay Switch?

Science

Could Scientists Have Found A Gay Switch? Could Scientists Have Found A Gay Switch?

By Jennifer Abbasi

Can Animals Really Be Gay?

Environment

Can Animals Really Be Gay? Can Animals Really Be Gay?

By Jennifer Abbasi

The Science of Gaydar: How Ovulation and Sexy Stories Sharpen Sexual Perception

Science

The Science of Gaydar: How Ovulation and Sexy Stories Sharpen Sexual Perception The Science of Gaydar: How Ovulation and Sexy Stories Sharpen Sexual Perception

By Jennifer Abbasi

Has The “Gay Gene” Been Found in Female Mice?

Science

Has The “Gay Gene” Been Found in Female Mice? Has The “Gay Gene” Been Found in Female Mice?

By Mara Hvistendahl

‘Gay Elephant’ Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Environment

‘Gay Elephant’ Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg ‘Gay Elephant’ Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

By Christopher Mims