ShelShocked is a weekly podcast hosted by Sheldon Helms, and co-hosted by Marilin Colón. Each week, we bring you another one-hour program covering a topic in science, skepticism, atheism, or a related area. Feel free to listen below, and/or subscribe to us on iTunes or Stitcher, or by clicking the RSS feed link below.

April 19, 2015

ShelShocked #05 - LGBT Issues and Skepticism

April 19, 2015/ Sheldon Helms

Introduction to the topic discussing Indiana's passage of their discriminatory Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Interview with famed neuroscientist Dr. Simon LeVay about his research on the biological roots of sexual orientation. Science Report on the horrors of so-called "Gay Conversion Therapy." And a Good News segment from Marilin about progress in welcoming LGBT people into the world of baseball.

SHOW NOTES - EPISODE FIVE

CLICK HERE to read a synopsis of Indiana's discriminatory RFRA law from the Washington Post.

CLICK HERE to visit the web site of neuroscientist Dr. Simon LeVay, and for information about his research, books, etc.

CLICK HERE to watch a documentary about a gay conversion group and its attempts to use fellowship and pseudo-therapy to generate heterosexuality.

CLICK HERE to contribute to the Oakland A's "Filling the Stands on Pride Night" campaign.

Sheldon Helms

Sheldon W. Helms is an associate professor of psychology at Ohlone College, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Skeptics.

He gives public science talks on a variety of topics related to psychology, skepticism, and critical thinking, and writes articles for the James Randi Education Foundation, as well as several other publications