
Queer Specimens: Why is science still so interested in finding an explanation for same-sex attraction?
I still remember the day I was diagnosed with lesbianism. I’d been displaying the symptoms for some time – frantically reading the ‘Personal Life’ section on various actresses’ Wikipedia pages, binge-watching ‘The X Files’ to moon over Scully, the penchant for striped t-shirts, tote bags and novelty earrings – and after I told the doctor…