Boston Globe Reporter Revisits 'What Makes People Gay?'

Neil Swidey puts the puzzle of sexual orientation back on the cover of Boston Globe Magazine.

BostonGlobeMagazineCoverTen years ago this month, Neil Swidey’s byline appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine under the headline “What Makes People Gay?” As the reporter explains in this weekend’s cover story revisit of both the topic and identical twin boy principals, that Aug. 14 2005 article has shown remarkable staying power:

In 2012, a full seven years after publication, it ranked as the fourth most-read story of the year on the Globe’s website.

Over the last decade, barely a month has gone by when I haven’t received an e-mail from at least one reader finding the article for the first time.

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