kristoff wrote: Mon May 19, 2008 5:17 pm Unfortunately, I do not seem to be able to play the interview. I am told it has a .ram extension and my player doesn;t like it. Any help anyone?

JesusA (imported) wrote: Mon May 19, 2008 3:46 pm Paul Vasey, an anthropologist at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada has been conducting outstanding research on homosexual behavior in Samoa. His work speaks, not only to the hereditary component to homosexuality (which is well accepted by most researchers), but also to the selective advantage that has kept it a part of the human genome. Even though gay men tend to have far fewer children than straight men, the genetic component for homosexuality has persisted for thousands of years.

Paul was interviewed recently by CBC Radio about his research on the

fa'afafine of Samoa. Some of the Archive members might be interested in listening to

the interview at:

http://www.cbc.ca/wildrosecountry/research.html

The interview is near the bottom of the page with the title: “Same-sex sexuality in Samoa.” I expect it to be available on the website for only another couple of weeks.

The original study that Paul discusses was published in Evolution and Human Behavior in 2007. The replication and extension study that he mentions has been accepted for publication in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, and should be out by the end of the year.

Paul’s research interests focus on two subjects: the social behavior of Japanese monkeys (overlapping with some of my own fieldwork) and homosexual behavior in Samoa (which I have discussed with him at conferences on human sexuality). I have discussed with Paul the enhanced nurturing behavior that I have observed in the voluntary eunuch community (among those not on HRT).

kristoff wrote: Mon May 19, 2008 5:17 pm Unfortunately, I do not seem to be able to play the interview. I am told it has a .ram extension and my player doesn;t like it. Any help anyone?