Abstract
In summer 2011, a conservative lobby group released an inaccurate statement decrying the National Institutes for Health for
allegedly funding four research studies the group deemed “bizarre.” Two of these studies explicitly involved sexuality research.
This paper responds to the allegations around one of the studies and describes the subsequent media firestorm generated as
a result of the lobby group’s report. This paper concludes by illustrating some of the dangers these types of allegations
pose for science and researchers, and offers advice for how to navigate negative media attention.
allegedly funding four research studies the group deemed “bizarre.” Two of these studies explicitly involved sexuality research.
This paper responds to the allegations around one of the studies and describes the subsequent media firestorm generated as
a result of the lobby group’s report. This paper concludes by illustrating some of the dangers these types of allegations
pose for science and researchers, and offers advice for how to navigate negative media attention.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-4
- DOI 10.1007/s13178-012-0080-7
- Authors
- Christian Grov, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
- Journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy
- Online ISSN 1553-6610
- Print ISSN 1868-9884