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Studying the Origins of Sexual Interests and Gender identification Studying the Origins of Sexual Interests and Gender identification
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Modifying Sexual Interests and Gender Identification Modifying Sexual Interests and Gender Identification
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38 The Ethics of Studying the Origins of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification
Get accessTimothy F. Murphy, Professor of Philosophy in the Biomedical Sciences, Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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Published:10 February 2021
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Abstract
Research has a complicated and problematic history when it comes to the study of sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). Some past researchers exerted a great deal of effort, for example, to identify ways to treat people for homosexuality and to prevent the emergence of same-sex sexual interests. The same approach has prevailed with regard to the study of gender-variant people, namely those people who express a gender at odds with the gender socially expected of them as a matter of body type. Reconceptualizing the nature of sexual orientations and gender in more inclusive ways has led to significant changes in research involving sexual gender minorities, for both adults and minors. As a way of protecting SGMs from the effect of historical misunderstanding and possible misuse of research, some commentators have called for bans against the study of the origins of sexual orientation and gender identification and/or against the study of interventions that could modify sexual orientation or gender. It is unclear that absolute bans on these kinds of research are entirely defensible philosophically, but it is also important to frame research programs and priorities in line with the requirements of social justice. One can argue that research important to the welfare of sex and gender minorities has a strong claim to moral priority and support as a matter of status equality. This chapter will review and evaluate criticism of study of the origins of sexual and gender identification and make the case for framing research agendas in a way that serves status equality for SGMs.
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