Response to Comment on Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior

Hamer et al. argue that the variable ever versus never had a same-sex partner does not capture the complexity of human sexuality. We agree and said so in our paper. But Hamer et al. neglect to mention that we also reported follow-up analyses showing substantial overlap of the genetic influences on variable and on more nuanced measures of sexual behavior, attraction, and identity.

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The complexity of human sexuality cannot be fully captured by a single variable, and genetic influences show substantial overlap between the variable and more nuanced measures of sexual behavior, attraction, and identity.