A review by librarihan
Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation by Simon LeVay

2.0

Maybe my expectations for this book were too high, but I didn't enjoy it. If it were any longer, I probably wouldn't have finished it. Focusing mainly on psychology rather than biology as I had hoped, LeVay presented a lot of information that did not seem new or revolutionary to me. While I understand that the biological basis of sexuality is immensely complicated, most of the research presented in the book was deemed inconclusive. The only chapter I really enjoyed was the chapter on the role of genes in determining sexual orientation. If you are looking for an analysis that is more conclusive with relevant findings and includes more biology and less psychology, I would skip LeVay's work.