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Human Interest, International, LGBT

U.S. GAY POPULATION SHRINKING, ACCORDING TO A NEW GOVERNMENT STUDY

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Atlanta, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles) – While more and more states are recognizing same-sex marriage, a new government study has revealed a very disturbing trend: the U.S. gay population is shrinking!

Based on 2013 data from the Centers for Disease Control, 96.6% of U.S. adults identified as straight, 1.6% identified as gay or lesbian, and 0.7% identified as bisexual. The remaining 1.1% of adults identified as ‘‘something else,’’ stated ‘‘I don’t know the answer,’’ or refused to provide an answer.

The numbers are significantly lower than the decades-long statistics generally used to estimate the number of gay men and women, based on internationally-recognized theories by Alfred Kinsey, an American biologist and sexologist who is one of the authors of the Kinsey Reports. Parts of the Kinsey Reports regarding diversity in sexual orientation are frequently used to support the common estimate of 10% for homosexuality in the general population.

As a result of the new study, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC),  the largest LGBT national advocacy organization, has announced that it was  cutting its staff by 7% and reducing its annual operating budget by almost half. “With lesser gay men and women, it simply makes sense for us to scale down our programs and operations, ” an HRC spokesperson said.

Many LGBT Americans were relieved by the HRC announcement, saying that it is about time they received less mails and emails from HRC asking for contributions and donations.

 

 

 

Film and TV, Human Interest, International, LGBT, Politics, The Media

WHITE HOUSE RESPONDS TO JOAN RIVERS’ COMMENTS ABOUT BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA

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Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) –  Joan Rivers has joked that US president Barack Obama is gay, and his wife Michelle is transgender.

The notoriously controversial 81-year-old comedian officiated a surprise gay wedding at a book signing in New York City earlier this week, and was asked by a reporter for her thoughts on when the US will get its first gay or female president. She replied:  “We already have that with Obama, so let’s just calm down… and you know Michelle is a tranny.”

At a White House press briefing today, Press Secretary Josh Earnest was asked what the President and First Lady’s reaction was to Rivers’ comments.

Earnest told reporters: “As a matter of policy, we don’t comment on statements made by mummies.”

End of controversy.

 

Health & Medicine, Human Interest, International, LGBT, Science and Environment

STANFORD SCIENTISTS DISCOVER MUTANT GENE THAT CAUSES HETEROSEXUALITY

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imagePalo Alto, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Twenty years ago, a study by American scientist Dean Hamer claimed to have discovered a so-called “gay gene” – but his research was criticised vocally by several right-wing US politicians and certain members of the religious community.

Now, scientists at the Human Genome Project have found evidence pointing to the existence of not one, but two or more so-called “gay genes.”

“Sexual orientation has nothing to do with choice,” said lead researcher Michael Bailey of Northwestern University in Chicago. “Our findings suggest there may be genes at play, and we found evidence for two sets that affect whether a man is gay or straight.”

Meanwhile, researchers at Stanford University are about to announce the results of a ground-breaking study that explains why people become heterosexual. They discovered a mutant gene which they named HTXL-1 which is responsible for a person’s heterosexual orientation.

“During the first three months of pregnancy, human genes circulate inside the fetus, trying to claim their proper position in the baby’s overall genetic makeup,” the researchers said. “During this process, a few genes mutate, causing a great imbalance in the genetic makeup. This mutation and imbalance produce right-leaning genes and eventually determine a person’s heterosexual orientaion,” they added.

The study concluded that 90% of fetuses develop these mutant genes.