artichokes

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1. 31.▲
   by artichokes 8y ago

   Oh no, I totally understand the social influences like everyone does. My issue is that I can’t understand why there aren’t >0 biological/hormone related ones as well.
2. 32.▲
   by artichokes 8y ago

   Don’t trans people take the hormones associated with the opposite sex to become more like that sex? I.e. a male-bodied transwoman will take estrogen, and in turn her body becomes more feminine. The reverse for transmen. That would seem to
3. 33.▲
   by artichokes 8y ago

   Can someone tell me where this breaks down? 1. Testosterone and estrogen have an influence on mental characteristics like disposition, interests, and motivations. 2. Male and female bodied people have on average significantly different leve
4. 34.▲
   by artichokes 8y ago

   Not a no-fapper myself, but my friends who do it seem to do so out of a belief in an effect on hormone levels/motivation rather than a sense of shame.