Thursday, September 17, 2015
Nat Geo Homosexuality
I found this documentary very appealing. Using twins as the subjects allows the narrator to explain the differences between a heterosexual and homosexual brain very effectively. The notion that a homosexual male twin absorbs enough testosterone to develop male genitalia but not enough to be attracted to women, like its heterosexual counterpart, is interesting and makes sense. The scientific approach to understanding sexual preference is a logos appeal. Although no solid evidence is presented or any findings proven, the documentary gets the viewer thinking on the topic. The film's purpose is to intrigue the viewer. The topic of how genes relate to sexual preference is not new but it is fairly unexplored and I am interested to see what kind of research is conducted within the upcoming years.
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I found this documentary to be very intriguing, being a twin myself. In my personal experience, I have found differences in twins to be based on nature vs. nurture, and not genetics. Although I am a fraternal twin, my twin and I are very similar in many aspects of our lives. The fact that the documentary is based on two identical twins is very interesting, and I would like to keep up with the research in order to learn more about why we are who we are.
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