Misusing biology to oppose same-sex marriage

If Maggie Gallagher is going to use biology to defend her opinion on same-sex marriage, as she did in a Nov. 1 Times Op-Ed article, it would be better if she knew a little something about biology. Her argument shows a common and disturbing ignorance about the actual biological roots of human behaviors as well as a remarkable ignorance about the biology of other species.

By Katherine Gould

November 7, 2008