Born This Way - How?

Here's a great 60 Minutes piece on the origins of gayness, which was first shown in 2006. Maybe it's old news to you guys but I've never seen it till now, so just thought I'd share.

And just to forestall any criticisms - yes, Virginia, there are "gay" mannerisms, which are feminine traits distilled through a man's body. Not every gay man has them, or to the same extent, which is the important thing to educate straight people on. And some guys largely grow out of it. But if there weren't any such "gay mannerisms" at all, how would your gaydar ever work, huh bud?




BTW - Purple is not my color, I never was into decorating my room, and even at my girliest, I would never have said that I wanted to be a girl. But I can relate to the fingernail painting. When I was in about 4th grade, I went through a phase of being a little fascinated with nail polish, and once or twice I went to school with some of my mom's perfectly transparent nail polish on - thinking, it's transparent, so nobody will know, right?

Somehow, though, all the little straight boys noticed. And gave me shit about it. Bummer.