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A podcast about LGBT+ issues and culture from a historical and scientific perspective. Each episode focuses on a relevant science or history topic, summarizing important points for the LGBT+ community.
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Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
More gay animals! This time we talk about genetic mutations that cause same-sex attraction in fruit flies as well as two examples of gayness in birds that might be even cooler than gayness in penguins.
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Sources:
1996 study with fruitless mutations in male flies
2005 study with fruitless mutations in female flies
Female-Female Pairing in Western Gulls in Southern California
News article with more context on the lesbian seagulls and conservative Christian responses
NYT article about gay albatross
2008 Laysan albatross paper, unfortunately not open-access
Photos of Laysan albatross and their gorgeous smoky eye
Music: Cabaret by Kai Engel
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Very entertaining episode! It made fruit flies more interesting to me (I never thought I'd say that in a million years!) I really enjoy learning new things, and also getting to laugh while do so. This podcast does both!
Saturday Nov 28, 2020
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