Subject: "GAY OR STRAIGHT?" - on "60 Minutes" - 6:00pm HST Sunday March 12
Posted by on March 11, 2006, 8:25 am
Subject: "GAY OR STRAIGHT?" - on "60 Minutes" - 6:00pm HST Sunday March 12
Good afternoon. My name is Robin Sanders, and I work at CBS News. I wanted
to let you know about a story that "60 Minutes" will be airing this Sunday
focusing on the question of what determines whether a person is gay or
straight. It's a fascinating piece, and we're trying to get the word out
beforehand to as many people as possible who might have a particular
interest in this subject. To that end, we were wondering if you might
consider sending out an email to your listserve and/or posting something on
your website. The story will be broadcast on CBS stations on at 6:00 HST
on Sunday, March 12. Further details will be posted on our website,
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/08/60minutes/main13502.shtml
which you're welcome to link to from your own site.
Below, you'll find a short write-up about the piece.
"GAY OR STRAIGHT?"
There are few issues as hotly contested -- and as poorly understood -- as
the question of what makes a person gay or straight. It's a political
question, a social question, a religious question. But it's also a science
question, and one that might someday have an actual, provable answer. The
handful of scientists who work in this under-funded and politically charged
field will tell you that the answer is a long way off. But their efforts are
already yielding tantalizing clues. Lesley Stahl looks at the research being
conducted in the field of sexual orientation on this week's "60 MINUTES,"
Sunday, March 12 at 6pm HST on CBS. Follow Ups: There aren't Follow Ups yet. Post a Follow Up