Gay Science: The Ethics of Sexual Orientation Research

by Timothy F. Murphy

Book Overview

Gay Science is the first comprehensive examination of the ethical questions surrounding sexual orientation research. Bioethicist Timothy Murphy presents the views of many gay men and women who detect ominous motives behind this research. If a genetic marker were discovered for homosexual tendencies would genetic screening be used to further discriminate against gay people? If a method for changing sexual orientation were developed would...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231108494
• ISBN13: 9780231108492
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher