"The picture conveyed by Darwin's sexual selection is both inaccurate in detail and inadequate in scope to address real-world animal diversity." pg. 6

"In education the unspoken assumption is that people are, for the most part, biologically the same, and that with instruction everyone can acquire the same skills and knowledge. Of course, everyone knows that people differ genetically from one another, but 'normal' people are assumed to be more or less the same biologically, so that a one-size-fits-all approach to education can be applied, except for 'special' cases. But what happens if we realize that people are as different biologically as they are culturally?" pg 207-208

"Many are surprised to learn how widespread homosexual and transgender expressions are among the peoples of the world and throughout history. We've never been told." pg. 329

"...only a few biblical passages refer in any way to homosexuality, and none condemns homosexuality clearly and unambiguously." pg 370

"One might wonder why so much effort has been invested in the scientific case for a gay gene." pg 254

"A major threat to the human rainbow is the misclassification of human diversity as disease." pg 280