"Lady Gaga has said it. The Pope has said it. But are people really born
gay? Lisa Diamond, a professor of psychology and gender studies,
deconstructs the ""born this way"" argument and shows why it doesn't
advance LGBT equality.
About the speaker:
Lisa Diamond is an author and professor of psychology and gender studies
at the University of Utah. Lisa Diamond is Professor of Psychology and
Gender Studies at the University of Utah. She studies the expression of
sexual attractions and sexual identity over the lifetime, and the
influences of early life experiences on later sexual development. Dr.
Diamond is known for her research on sexual fluidity, which describes
the capacity for individuals to experience shifts in their pattern of
same-sex and other-sex attractions over time. Dr. Diamond is co-editor
of the APA Handbook of Sexuality and Psychology and is a fellow of two
divisions of the APA. Dr. Diamond has published over 100 articles and
book chapters, and has been invited to present her research all over the
world. She has received awards from the Developmental Psychology and
LGBT Psychology Divisions of the APA, the American Association of
University Women, the International Association for Relationship
Research, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and the
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.
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