Futuristic novel by
Linda
Sones Feinberg
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THE GAY GENE
DISCOVERY
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Publisher's note:
This is a futuristic novel, which means it might happen in the future, and
it might involve all of us
who are around now, in October, 2008, and it is likely that the discussions
which might follow the
developments outlined in the story could be very disturbing indeed, and might
even be disastrous
to gays and lesbians and bisexuals and transgenders... On the other hand,
it might not. But let's
hope we can learn something from this futuristic version of what might happen,
if and when the
"gay gene" is discovered and a test is developed to find it in fetuses (before
birth). The discussions
should start now, when it is still a potential issue.
What the reviewers are saying:
Smiles, frowns, and shudders are all to be expected while reading the
futuristic
The Gay Gene Discovery, where, although with the best of
intentions, science deals a nasty
joker in the guise of advancing knowledge. Even the Vatican's closet is invaded.
And what's
more, it could happen.
— Bill Lee, San Francisco Rogue
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When Dr. Gregory Hudson and his team begin looking for the gay gene, they
believe they are doing
so for the best possible motives: to remove the stigma associated with
homosexuality by proving the
genetic cause thus eliminating the idea that homosexuals choose their sexuality.
But the uses to which
his research are put turn out to be very different from what he imagined
and he is forced to confront
the human costs of his scientific breakthrough. Far from helping the gay
community, Dr. Hudson's
research has inadvertently placed a weapon in the hands of their enemies.
His good intentions have
indeed paved the road to hell for queer men and women, and may even lead
to their eradication from
the planet.
In The Gay Gene Discovery, Linda Sones
Feinberg shows the disastrous consequences that
arise when we rely on science and government to deal with social ills. In
these days of racial profiling,
government files on the everyday lives of citizens, and with intolerance
of many kinds flourishing, the
future presented in The Gay Gene Discovery seems not only possible,
but likely. Sones Feinberg's
strength as a writer is her ability to put a human face on those directly
affected by social changes,
and shows the price we all pay when we forget that society is not an abstract
concept but is instead
comprised of flesh and blood individuals who are more than the sum of their
biological parts.
The Gay Gene Discovery is a chilling tale of what might be,
but also one told with humour, insight
and wit, and containing a central core of hope.
— Ralph Higgins, Wayves
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