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(Newser) - Many Asian American parents' strong bias for sons is beginning to emerge in US birth statistics, reports the New York Times.  Chinese, Korean and Indian immigrant families are more likely to abort female embryos and use in-vitro fertilization to have a treasured boy, particularly after the first or second... More »

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gender • abortion • parenting • in vitro fertilization • girls • Koreans • gender gap • gender bias • Census data • Chinese Americans • Asian immigrants • Indians • sex selection • boys

Chastity Bono Will Change
Sex to Male

Sonny and Cher's child began process just
after 40th birthday

Jun 11, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chastity Bono—the 40-year-old activist-artist child of Sonny and Cher—is in the early stages of changing his gender from female to male. “It is Chaz’s hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his ‘... More »

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entertainment • gender • Cher • sex change • gay • Chastity Bono • Sonny Bono

(Newser) - Pregnant Man is no one-baby wonder. Thomas Beatie gave birth to his second child this morning, reports ABC News. Beatie, who was born a woman but is now legally a man, catapulted to fame last year when images of his pregnant belly surfaced. Though he's had some surgery toward his... More »

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gender • baby • sex change • Thomas Beatie • pregnant man • gender confusion

(Newser) - A new study shows that parents with daughters are more likely to align themselves with left-wing parties, FiveThirtyEight.com reports. Building on earlier research that showed that parents of daughters leaned left on gender issues, sociologists surveyed a nationally representative random sampling of men and women, mostly from Great Britain.... More »

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gender • conservative • gender politics • liberal • daughter • party identification

 Male Suicide Tracked 
 to Childhood 

Female suicides don't reveal problems until after puberty

Apr 7, 09 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suicidal men are more likely to have had troubled childhoods than their female counterparts, Reuters reports. A new study found that 78% of male subjects who tried to kill themselves by age 24 had serious behavioral problems at age 8, whereas suicidal females usually developed emotional problems after puberty. The... More »

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gender • suicide • male • anti social behavior • childhood • suicide attempt

A Rose by Any Other Name Might Smell
... Manly?

Language influences perception, study finds

Apr 6, 09 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think of the Golden Gate Bridge. Would you describe it as fragile, elegant, and slender? Or strong, dangerous, and sturdy? When they pictured a bridge, a group of German speakers offered the first group of words, while Spanish speakers offered the second, NPR reports. The difference, believes the psychologist behind... More »

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gender • study • psychology • language • German • Spanish

 Porn Comes to Calif. Campus 

Free skin flick spices up discussion of gender issues

Apr 1, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pirates II: Stagnetti’s Revenge—a hardcore porn film—will be shown for free at a seminar tomorrow on the campus of the University of California-Davis, KCRA-TV reports. The school’s Entertainment Council said it means to use the film as a lighthearted way to invite discussion of serious gender... More »

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gender • pornography • sexuality • University of California • porn star • UC-Davis

 Fewer Sons Born Close to Sun 

New study finds more girls born closer to equator

Apr 1, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women who live near the equator are more likely to give birth to baby girls than boys, the Independent reports. A new study has found a small but significant shift in gender ratios depending on latitude, with males comprising 51.1% of tropical births; the global sex ratio is 51.... More »

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gender • study • birth rate • sex ratio • Latitude

Finger Length Holds Key to Running Skill

Measure digits to predict aggression, math scores, arthritis

Mar 13, 09 9:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boys with ring fingers longer than their middle fingers may be speedier than peers with more symmetrical hands, a study of Qatari adolescents suggests. The speed difference is associated with exposure to testosterone in the womb, LiveScience reports. Finger length can also predict men’s aggression and SAT math scores,... More »

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gender • testosterone • speed • running • scientific study • boy • fingers

Men Smell Like Cheese, Women Like Onion

Find an animal that smells like tomato
and voila—pizza!

Jan 29, 09 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Working out at the gym may stimulate your appetite—or maybe it's the enticing scent of the person next to you. Sweaty men smell of cheese, and sweaty women smell like onion or grapefruit, New Scientist reports. Body chemistry accounts for the difference, say Swiss researchers who based their conclusions... More »

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gender • study • Switzerland • cheese • smell • sweat • body odor • onions

opinion

 Should She Delay the L-Word? 

Women should say 'I love you' first as much as men

Jan 7, 09 9:47 AM CST
(Newser) - It may seem dated to say women can kill relationships with a poorly timed or premature "I love you." Or it may just seem dated to women, observes Sarah Hepola, who read an article advising women never to be the first to show their cards, emotionally, and was... More »

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gender • feminism • women • love • dating • relationship • dating tips • wowOwow

 Critics Rip Pope's 
 'Homophobic' Speech 

Pontiff's call for defense of gender roles seen as stoking homophobia

Dec 24, 08 7:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Gay and Christian groups have slammed Pope Benedict XVI's remarks that defending the “natural order” of man and woman is as important as protecting the rainforests, the Times of London reports. British Catholic leaders have countered that the pontiff didn’t explicitly mention homosexuality in his annual Christmas speech,... More »

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gender • Pope Benedict XVI • homophobia • Catholic Church • homosexuality • Catholicism • gender roles • clergy • gays

 Pope: Save Rainforest 
 —and Heterosexuality, Too 

Benedict's Christmas message decries erosion of 'traditional' gender roles

Dec 23, 08 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI used a Christmas address today to call for a defense of heterosexuality, which he suggested was as endangered as the rainforest.  He called homosexuality and deviance from gender norms "a destruction of God's work." The pontiff said "the tropical forests do deserve our... More »

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gender • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • transexualism • religion • homosexuality • gender roles • gays

Chemicals Hitting Males Where It Hurts

Toxins triggering sex changes across species, research finds

Dec 7, 08 5:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Common chemicals are speeding the pace of evolution and having a feminizing impact on males across several species, reports the Independent. New research reveals that baby boys whose mothers have been exposed to more "gender-bending" chemicals—endocrine-disrupters like many pesticides—have smaller, feminized genitals. "This research shows... More »

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gender • chemicals • wildlife • academic research • feminization

OPINION

What Makes Him Different Makes Him Scary

Obama must overcome the stereotypes that come with his heritage, and success

Sep 29, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s revolutionary candidacy is in trouble, and the very things that make him a breath of fresh air are to blame, James Carroll writes in the Boston Globe. “Race, gender, and class define American identity, but Obama, just by being who he is, directly challenges the core... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • gender • race • Election 2008 • class

Aussie Mayor Begs Ugly Girls to Move to Town

Male-dominated outpost needs women with, uh, a pulse

Aug 18, 08 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian mayor thinks he has a solution for the crisis facing his town: More ugly girls. Men outnumber women 5-to-1 in Mount Isa, so John Molony is begging women, particularly desperate ones, to migrate there. “Often those who are beauty-disadvantaged are uphappy with their lot,” he said.... More »

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gender • Australia

New Youth Castration Law Divides Thailand

Boys seeking sex changes will now have to wait untl they're 18

Aug 5, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Until recently in Thailand, boys who wanted to change gender could have their testicles removed for just $150, no questions asked. But as Bloomberg reports, a new law pushed by gay rights activists will force Thais to wait until they turn 18 before undergoing a sex-change operation. Many doctors, though,... More »

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gender • Thailand • transgender • sex reassignment surgery • teenager • castration

Title IX Turns to Science: Where Are the Women Physicists?

Gender-equality law looks beyond sports

Jul 15, 08 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Title IX, the federal mandate that requires gender equality in education funding, has been applied mostly to sports teams, but recently a new push has begun to apply it to university science departments. Decrying a dearth of women in physics and engineering programs, some women's groups and members of Congress... More »

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gender • PhD • professor • gender discrimination • science education • Title IX

From Britain With Love: MI6 Seeks Minorities

Spy agency wants women, Asians, Arabs, to help fight terrorism

Jul 13, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Next year's 007's may look more like Charlie's Angels than James Bond, as MI6 seeks to recruit more women and minority agents, the AP reports. The drive, which has netted 20,000 résumés over the past 12 months, welcomes Asian and Middle Eastern language speakers, the disabled, and... More »

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gender • counterterrorism • James Bond • MI6 • Britain • gender discrimination • gender stereotypes • intelligence agencies

 Pregnant Man Gives Birth 

Girl born naturally, not via C-section, for transgendered Oregon resident

Jul 3, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Pregnant man" Thomas Beatie has given birth to a baby girl, ABC News reports. The 34-year-old transgender male gave birth at a hospital in Bend, Ore., sources said. The birth was natural, not by caesarean section as some reports have claimed. "She's really cute, really pretty,'' one... More »

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gender • pregnancy • transgender • birth • hospital • male • Thomas Beatie

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