Study finds up to one in five Americans attracted to same sex
A Harvard led study estimates 6.2 to 20.8 percent of men and 3.3 to 17.8 percent of women could be incidentally homosexual since age 15, based on attraction or behavior. Researchers say orientation spans a range, aiding debate on civil rights and employment protections.
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Study on sexual orientation and measurement debates
Researchers debate how to measure orientation beyond behavior noting Kinsey samples and recent surveys fall short. Randall Sell of Harvard cautions on complexity while Tom Smith of NORC calls attraction questions imprecise. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force cites higher figures than earlier studies and stresses discrimination remains the core issue.
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Deaf Miss Alabama Seeks Miss America Crown in Atlantic City
Heather Whitestone, Miss Alabama 1994 and deaf since infancy, travels with 49 other contestants to Atlantic City for the 74th Miss America pageant. She learns ballet and accounting at Jacksonville State University, relies on lip reading and signals, and plans a movement based on Via Dolorosa with a special hearing aid to amplify music.
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Utah excavation unearths prehistoric bison
At the University of Utah Research Park, workers uncovered an 18,000-year-old female bison from the ancient Lake Bonneville shore. State paleontologist Dave Gillette notes the bones sank into soil. archaeologist Dave Madsen calls it a significant find enabling regional context.
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