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Today, the story of an idea. An idea that some people need, others reject, and one that will, ultimately, be hard to let go of.\\xa0Special Thanks to Carl Zimmer, Eric Turkheimer, Andrea Ganna, Chandler Burr, Jacques Balthazart, Sean Mckeithan, Joe Osmundson, Jennifer Brier, Daniel Levine-Spound, Maddie Sofia, Elie Mystal, Heather Radke
\\nEPISODE CREDITS:
\\nReported by - Matt KieltyProduced by - Matt KieltyOriginal music and sound design contributed by - Matt Kieltywith mixing help from - Arianne WackFact-checking by - Diane Kelly
\\nEPISODE CITATIONS:
\\nVideos:
\\nLisa Diamond - Born This Way, TEDx\\xa0(https://zpr.io/WJedDGLVkTNF)
\\nBooks:\\xa0
\\nJoanna Wuest - Born This Way: Science, Citizenship, and Inequality in the American LGBTQ+ Movement\\xa0(https://zpr.io/rYPwyhNHtgXe)
\\nDean Hamer - The Science of Desire: The Search for the Gay Gene and the Biology of Behavior\\xa0(https://zpr.io/3FuKZyu2bgwE)
\\nLisa Diamond - Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women\\u2019s Desire and Love\\xa0(https://zpr.io/cj3ZSLC2xccJ)
\\nEdward Stein - The Mismeasure of Desire: The Science, Theory, and Ethics of Sexual Orientation\\xa0(https://zpr.io/UQfdNtyE3RtQ)
\\nChandler Burr - A Separate Creation: The Search for the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation\\xa0(https://zpr.io/GKUDhyfNacUf)
\\nJacques Balthazart - The Biology of Homosexuality\\xa0(https://zpr.io/um6XMmpfkmQS)
\\nAnne Fausto-Sterling - Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality\\xa0(https://zpr.io/rWNrTYLeLZ3s)
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