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Trans people have been around ages, same as gays and all that. Yet no gay gene discovered. We know that a living being is just not only DNA, but also its envir
by gatane 2y ago
Trans people have been around ages, same as gays and all that. Yet no gay gene discovered.
We know that a living being is just not only DNA, but also its environment; now on top of that add all the big complexity of human social behaviour and gender into it. I doubt they will find a "cause" to trans-ness.
- hedora 2y agoI’m not saying there is evidence that it has the same root cause, or even that there are more trans people now than before (I haven’t seen the numbers), but kids are hitting puberty 2+ years earlier now, probably because of endocrine disruptors. As a thought experiment, it seems hard to intentionally design a drug that changes what year puberty onset starts at without having some impact on LGBTQ+ prevalence.
- azinman2 2y agoHow would early puberty affect who you’re attracted to, or what you see your gender as? I can tell you my attraction has been consistent before and after puberty. And trans friends speak of having gender dystopia at a very young age.
- esperent 2y ago> or even that there are more trans people now than before More openly trans people for sure. But who knows how many kept it bottled up and hidden, perhaps even from themselves, throughout history?
- aitchnyu 2y agoThere is a theory the gene that increased womens fecundity also turns men in the family gay, for a net positive increase in babies. 2024 Czech study apparently doesnt support it though.