Patrick J. Egan (NYU): Explaining the Distinctiveness of Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals in American Politics. Further evidence that genetics has a role in determining sexual orientation in men. Easy Out: Benefiting from the social gains that earlier generations struggled to achieve, gay and lesbian teens are coming out at younger and younger ages. A review of Gay Artists in Modern American Culture: An Imagined Conspiracy by Michael S. Sherry. A review of The Third Sex, a quasi-scientific tour of European homosexuality, circa 1927. From Cracked, here are the next 9 children's characters that should come out of the closet.