It is our annual pride episode where we update you are ON the QUEER SCIENCE. Why do gay people exist, why does having and older brother make you more likely to be gay, how bad is Grindr for your brain, what makes your semen taste good - AND MORE. HAVE FUN FOLKXXXXXXX For more Sidenote Podcast episodes: http://sidenotepodcast.com/ Sources and Further Reading- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5777082/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103107001783 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336814206_Use_of_'gay_dating_apps'_and_its_relationship_with_individual_well-being_and_sense_of_community_in_men_who_have_sex_with_men#:~:text=Beyond%20some%20descriptive%20information%20on,levels%20of%20satisfaction%20with%20life. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7691247/#:~:text=Recent%20research%20(6)%20on%20Grindr,to%20each%20other%20(22). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31446375/#:~:text=Using%20an%20exploratory%2C%20qualitative%20study,;%20Sexual%20orientation;%20Social%20media. https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/zp38wg19v#:~:text=According%20to%20recent%20studies%2C%20we,mental%20health%20(Conner%202019). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38799691/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41290-x