Im a big fan of this blog and your work but I would suggest as a transgender therapist who works with adults and children, the closeting effect is far more dramatic than you might realize. Also, people stay closeted for reasons including concerns about work, family and friend response, and internalized biases and self-loathing. I base mu…
Im a big fan of this blog and your work but I would suggest as a transgender therapist who works with adults and children, the closeting effect is far more dramatic than you might realize. Also, people stay closeted for reasons including concerns about work, family and friend response, and internalized biases and self-loathing. I base much of this in my own (of course anecdotal) work in therapy where people reveal things they might not anywhere else. This is why I think the issue about generational difference is not so convincing that there is a recruitment factor.
Also, its important to note that another way to look at this is that while people may experience sensory impulses (attraction to the same gender or gender dysphoria, for example) without the language and representation, people will not identify. I know many gay men and women who transitioned to transgender once they made the connection between their internal experience and what the media was showing. Its also worth noting that many institutions are externally very tolerant but internally are not. I don't want to assume your breadth of knowledge on the topic but these are my suggestions. I don't identify as woke or a trans extremist so even if these proposals mentioned in this blog are true, I dont feel the need to disagree due to social desirability bias (hence my enjoyment of this blog).
I'm also not as swayed by the generational argument. But I am swayed by the disproportionate increase in bisexuals. It's the least committal form of non-straight identification, so that makes it a favorite of those who just want to identify as a "marginalized" class.
Yeah I also think these things are not equal in terms of gender and social desirability bias. Female bisexuality is a lot more socially desirable in many circle than male bisexuality. Think back to any parties thrown by frats in college (if one went). If two girls started kissing, there would be cheering. If it was two guys, different result.
…and in fact if you look at the recent numbers, females are declaring their bisexuality at a *far* greater rate than males.
Though I do wish the surveys published would make this fact more easy to observe. But presumably they do not because doing so would undercut the related gender-identity ideology.
Im a big fan of this blog and your work but I would suggest as a transgender therapist who works with adults and children, the closeting effect is far more dramatic than you might realize. Also, people stay closeted for reasons including concerns about work, family and friend response, and internalized biases and self-loathing. I base much of this in my own (of course anecdotal) work in therapy where people reveal things they might not anywhere else. This is why I think the issue about generational difference is not so convincing that there is a recruitment factor.
Also, its important to note that another way to look at this is that while people may experience sensory impulses (attraction to the same gender or gender dysphoria, for example) without the language and representation, people will not identify. I know many gay men and women who transitioned to transgender once they made the connection between their internal experience and what the media was showing. Its also worth noting that many institutions are externally very tolerant but internally are not. I don't want to assume your breadth of knowledge on the topic but these are my suggestions. I don't identify as woke or a trans extremist so even if these proposals mentioned in this blog are true, I dont feel the need to disagree due to social desirability bias (hence my enjoyment of this blog).
I'm also not as swayed by the generational argument. But I am swayed by the disproportionate increase in bisexuals. It's the least committal form of non-straight identification, so that makes it a favorite of those who just want to identify as a "marginalized" class.
Yeah I also think these things are not equal in terms of gender and social desirability bias. Female bisexuality is a lot more socially desirable in many circle than male bisexuality. Think back to any parties thrown by frats in college (if one went). If two girls started kissing, there would be cheering. If it was two guys, different result.
…and in fact if you look at the recent numbers, females are declaring their bisexuality at a *far* greater rate than males.
Though I do wish the surveys published would make this fact more easy to observe. But presumably they do not because doing so would undercut the related gender-identity ideology.