Virginia to juxtapose the public legal posture of LGBT litigants with the private practices of racial discrimination in intimate relationships, or 'sexual racism.' The authors argue that "some white people's aversion to dating and forming relationships with people of color is a form of racism, and this sexual racism is inconsistent with the spirit of Loving." This 2018 article "uses the fiftieth anniversary of Loving v. Our results indicate that white gay men's higher rates of interracial cohabitation are driven more by constrained dating markets, while lesbians' appear to be driven by more open racial preferences." This 2015 study investigates the differences in racial preferences between white gay and straight online daters-"the first to analyze the racial preferences of gays and lesbians in the mate selection process by directly observing online behavioral dynamics rather than stated preference." The authors note that "white lesbians and straight men show the weakest same-race preference, followed by gay men, while straight women show the strongest same-race preference. Is Love (Color) Blind? The Economy of Race among Gay and Straight Daters A racial hierarchy emerges in the reciprocating process." This 2013 study looks at "how race, education, and gender jointly shape interaction among heterosexual Internet daters." The authors' research finds "that racial homophily dominates mate-searching behavior for both men and women. Mate Selection in Cyberspace: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Education Virginia Supreme Court decision, the Pew Research Center examines interracial marriage data in the United States from 2015. 50 Years after Loving v Virginiaįifty years after the landmark Loving V. This paper from 2017 examines the state of human sexual conditioning research by reviewing "what is known from laboratory conditioning studies" and comparing human sexual conditioning to sexual conditioning in animals. This paper from 2016 looks at the "effect of orgasm on the development and shaping of partner preferences" and how it "may involve a catalysis of the neurochemical mechanisms of bonding." The role of orgasm in the development of partner preferences
This study from 2018 "demonstrates the pivotal role of first sexual experiences in the establishment of future sexual partner preference in the male rat, and suggest an innate preference for estrous odors over neutral odors that can become conditioned subsequently as predictors of sexual reward."
This study from 2019 looks at the ability of male and female rats to form a conditioned preference for a discrete partner-based somatosensory cue like a rodent jacket, and that "stronger conditioning occurs when the jacket is explicitly paired with a sexual reward state."įirst sexual experiences determine the development of conditioned ejaculatory preference in male rats If you're looking for a deeper dive into the science of sexual preferences, racial preference hierarchies and their impact, or the history and politics of Asian-American sexuality, here are some of the academic resources we used to research this episode.Ĭonditioned partner preference in male and female rats for a somatosensory cue Yung Kartz - Demon, Stance, Been Awhile.Special thanks to the following musicians: We have chosen to leave our published podcast unchanged, but we have used this opportunity to interview other researchers in the field of sexual preferences and decided to feature one of them in the subsequent broadcast excerpt that aired on Morning Edition. We have since done additional reporting on his work and have not encountered objections to the quality of his research. Hours after dropping this episode, we learned of allegations of misconduct against Professor Jim Pfaus that were published by the CBC just before our story aired.