User:Beatswithbea/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Prenatal hormones and sexual orientation

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it presents one theory of where sexual orientation comes from which is a highly contested subject, interesting to me, and relevant to this course about reproduction and LGBTQ identity.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is very concise and gives a brief overview of the topic at hand. The one issue is that is doesn't give an overview of the sections in the article. Content could be more up to date as there are many sources from the nineties and early two thousands but it is a decent length and differing perspectives are similar in length. The content is relevant to the topic although the section on "transexuals" is outdated (most scholars don't use this language anymore). The content delves into LGBTQ people which are underrepresented. The tone of the article is very neutral, only presenting facts and research without generalizations. Sources could be more recent but aren't terribly old and all seem to be from reliable sources and cited well. There are a lot of sources for this page. Writing quality and section organization are good. There aren't images that enhance understanding but also this seems like a hard article to include image in. There seems to be good discourse in the Talk section that has worked to improve headings and organize section. This article has been marked as low importance so it seems like there isn't as much conversation as in some of the other articles. Overall, this is a well researched, well organized article that could be improved with some more recent data and perhaps removing the "Transsexual" section as it seems outdated.