My research is very social policy oriented and I have participated in a number of policy-related organizations.
I believe we need to consider timing, co-occurrence of unhealthy behaviors, context, timing of maturation, and gender when examining adolescent sexuality.
I believe that research regarding adolescent sexuality needs to expand to include abstinence, behaviors other than intercourse, and committed relationships.
Alfred Kinsey
I founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University—Bloomington.
I often am considered the founder of the scientific study of human sexuality.
Many people consider my research to be a factor in the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
I believe that sexual orientation exists on a continuum.
I am an advocate for gay rights.
Simon LeVay
I am a neuroscientist.
I did work with anatomical structures in trying to discover what causes homosexuality.
I found that the area of the hypothalamus that governs sexual behavior is larger in straight men than gay men.
I also found that the same area of the hypothalamus is the same size in both gay and straight women.
My findings were criticized because many gay men in my study had AIDS.
June Reinisch
I am the director of the Kinsey Institute for Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.
I believe that most Americans are disturbingly uniformed about sexuality and reproduction.
I think that there are some biological bases for sex differences but that most are due to culture.
I study the effects of prenatal hormones on gender roles and sexual orientation.
Richard Savin-Williams
I believe gay and lesbian youth follow a variety of developmental pathways that.
My research suggests there are some trends in disclosure of gay or lesbian identity, including initial disclosure typically being to a friend.
I think that stigmatization of homosexuality can lead to self-devaluation by individuals who are gay or lesbian.
