David Benkof, MA Biography
- Title:
- Political commentator
- Position:
- Con to the question "Is Sexual Orientation Determined at Birth?"
- Reasoning:
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“While biology certainly plays a role in sexual behavior, no ‘gay gene’ has been found, and whatever natural-science data exists for inborn sexual orientations is preliminary and disputed. So to date, the totality of the scholarly research on homosexuality indicates gayness is much more socio-cultural than biological…
[S]exual orientations are specific to our culture, and thus not basic human nature. In tech-speak, that means being gay is in the software of some people’s lives, but it’s in nobody’s hardware.”
“Nobody Is ‘Born That Way,’ Gay Historians Say,” dailycaller.com, Mar. 19, 2014
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Political commentator
- Founder, Press Pass Q
- Founder and former Vice President, Q Syndicate
- Former faculty member, Yeshivat Darche Noam/Shapell’s (Israel)
- Education:
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- MA, Modern Jewish History, Stanford University
- Other:
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- Twitter handle: @DavidBenkof
- Born David Bianco
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