Read more sexual orientation stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9022/sexual-orientation.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:23:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74643/hate-crimes-up-just-2-but-gay-bashing-soars-fbi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe incidence of reported hate crimes in the US rose 2% in 2008, with huge surges in religion- and sexual orientation-based offenses. The FBI compiled the stats but cautions that an increase in reporting—not in crime itself—could be responsible. The AP looks at some numbers: Of 7,783...http://www.newser.com/story/74643/hate-crimes-up-just-2-but-gay-bashing-soars-fbi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:38:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71278/house-bill-adds-hate-crime-coverage-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House voted today to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate-crimes law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968. With expected passage by the Senate, and President Obama promising to sign the legislation,...http://www.newser.com/story/71278/house-bill-adds-hate-crime-coverage-for-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 18:33:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66225/therapy-to-cure-gays-is-bogus-shrinks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagClaims that sexual orientation can be changed through therapy have no scientific credibility, finds a new report by the American Psychological Association. The group reviewed 83 journal articles published over several decades and found that many studies purporting to show successful changed sexuality "contain serious design flaws." The APA tells...http://www.newser.com/story/66225/therapy-to-cure-gays-is-bogus-shrinks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 6:56:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58222/oh-no-a-single-woman-may-replace-souter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDavid Souter is a lifelong bachelor, but the possibility of a bachelorette replacement has started an uproar. Why? Because those potential Supreme Court justices are women, and when a powerful woman is unmarried it "seems to make everyone think: lonely, misfit, or lesbian," write Dahlia Lithwick and Hanna Rosin for...http://www.newser.com/story/58222/oh-no-a-single-woman-may-replace-souter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 9:41:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43649/judge-nixes-fla-ban-on-gay-adoption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Miami circuit judge sparked a constitutional showdown by ruling today against Florida’s 30-year-old ban on gay adoption, rebutting claims that homosexuals suffer more from mental illness and substance abuse. The attorney general’s office plans to appeal the decision, which allows a Miami man to adopt two foster kids he...http://www.newser.com/story/43649/judge-nixes-fla-ban-on-gay-adoption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Nov 2008 14:13:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43153/eharmony-to-start-gay-dating-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnline matchmaker eHarmony has agreed to launch a gay dating service as part of a settlement of a discrimination lawsuit with the state of New Jersey. The service, to be called Compatible Partners, will be launched next spring and will be available through the main eHarmony website, reports the Philadelphia...http://www.newser.com/story/43153/eharmony-to-start-gay-dating-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 6:58:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13704/flies-gay-straight-gay-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFruit flies were gay one hour and straight the next in a recent study in which researchers used drugs to flip the switch of sexuality, reports LiveScience. When scientists disabled a gene called genderblind, male flies courted other males; they reverted to pursuing females only hours later when given a...http://www.newser.com/story/13704/flies-gay-straight-gay-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Dec 2007 12:22:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7509/science-makes-great-strides-in-gaydar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe way people walk apparently broadcasts their sexual orientation, researchers have discovered. Participants in a new study were able to correctly identify gay men based only on their gait, a sign that “gaydar” might be real. “We can pick these signals up; we can tell who’s gay,” said one researcher....http://www.newser.com/story/7509/science-makes-great-strides-in-gaydar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Sep 2007 2:56:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5694/gay-brothers-studied-for-clues-to-sexual-preference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA team of Chicago-based scientists is conducting a large-scale study of gay brothers to learn more about the genetic factors involved in sexual orientation. Similar studies have been too small to be conclusive; this time, scientists recruited 1,000 pairs—10 times the size of previous studies— to contribute DNA...http://www.newser.com/story/5694/gay-brothers-studied-for-clues-to-sexual-preference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Aug 2007 15:46:34 CDT