I might disagree. I read some of the literature on sexology and I will share what I know:
Homossexuality is not genetic and it is not socially constructed. Instead, current evidence suggests that homossexuality appears to be a condition of sexual development, a condition that occurs during gestation, where the male fetus (gay male) is und…
I might disagree. I read some of the literature on sexology and I will share what I know:
Homossexuality is not genetic and it is not socially constructed. Instead, current evidence suggests that homossexuality appears to be a condition of sexual development, a condition that occurs during gestation, where the male fetus (gay male) is undermasculinized and a female fetus (lesbian) receives too much testosterone and masculinizes too much. The reason is that human fetus, including the brain, always begins with a female phenotype (and the brain is attracted to males). As it receives testosterone during gestation, male fetus develops a masculine phenotype (with a masculine brain). Homossexuality in males occurs when this process is incomplete and the fetus remains incompletely masculinized, resulting in a feminized brain which is attracted to other males. This explains why gay men have a more feminine phenotype than heterosexual males. Lesbianism occurs when a female fetus receives too much testosterone and it becomes too masculinized, which is why lesbians have a more masculine phenotype than heterosexual females.
It is a fact that there has been a decrease in the average testosterone levels of males over the past 50 years. If that is correlated with exposure to sex hormones in the womb that might suggest an increase in male homossexuality but also would suggest a decrease in female homossexuality, while the reported rates increased. However, sexologists do estimate that around 2-4% of males and 1-3% of females are homossexual which is consistent with reported rates of the younger generation for gay and lesbian identification.
I do agree that bisexual, "queer," and transgender identification is social phenomenon: the vast majority of people who claim to be bisexual, "queer", or transgender are heterosexual and it is caused by social contagion. Bisexual and "queer" identification is just straight people pretending to be "lgbt". While most people who claim to be transgender are either very gender non-comforming homossexuals who adopt a cross-sex identity to escape from homophobia or heterosexuals who suffer from mental disorders such as autism, narcissistic personality disorder or trauma from sexual abuse in childhood. Some are just straight guys with a crossdressing kink and claim to be transgender to manifest their kink in public without fear of social shaming.
The artificial intelligence that claimed to distinguish on the basis of skull structure actually turned out to be distinguishing on the basis of whether your dating profile pic had glasses or facial hair.
It's a bit simplistic to claim that all homosexuality derives from a single causal mechanism - it would be like claiming that all volcanoes derive from a single causal mechanism on the basis of observing the Pacific Ring of Fire, without noticing that Hawaii is right there in the middle of it.
Sorry but totally false regarding bisexual and queer people. Many people have both same-sex and opposite-sex attraction. There are multiple studies on this.
How does that explain the large number of very masculine, muscular gay men and the large number of very feminine, girly lesbians? I think your viewpoint is outdated.
The theory is interesting, but so is biological/evolutionary utility, but how do you explain the disproportionate increase in young women bisexualism and lesbianism in Gen Z (vs. the increase in young males)?
Most of them are males who are autogynephiles. They are attracted to women, but also to themselves as women. They grow up acting very masculine. Think Caitlyn Jenner.
I might disagree. I read some of the literature on sexology and I will share what I know:
Homossexuality is not genetic and it is not socially constructed. Instead, current evidence suggests that homossexuality appears to be a condition of sexual development, a condition that occurs during gestation, where the male fetus (gay male) is undermasculinized and a female fetus (lesbian) receives too much testosterone and masculinizes too much. The reason is that human fetus, including the brain, always begins with a female phenotype (and the brain is attracted to males). As it receives testosterone during gestation, male fetus develops a masculine phenotype (with a masculine brain). Homossexuality in males occurs when this process is incomplete and the fetus remains incompletely masculinized, resulting in a feminized brain which is attracted to other males. This explains why gay men have a more feminine phenotype than heterosexual males. Lesbianism occurs when a female fetus receives too much testosterone and it becomes too masculinized, which is why lesbians have a more masculine phenotype than heterosexual females.
This theory is supported by empirical evidence: For example, machine learning software can even distinguish gay males from heterosexual males based on skull structure of their faces: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/07/artificial-intelligence-can-tell-your-sexuality-politics-surveillance-paul-lewis. This interview with sexologist James Cantor explains it in more detail: https://youtu.be/r6oJj6b5FQM.
It is a fact that there has been a decrease in the average testosterone levels of males over the past 50 years. If that is correlated with exposure to sex hormones in the womb that might suggest an increase in male homossexuality but also would suggest a decrease in female homossexuality, while the reported rates increased. However, sexologists do estimate that around 2-4% of males and 1-3% of females are homossexual which is consistent with reported rates of the younger generation for gay and lesbian identification.
I do agree that bisexual, "queer," and transgender identification is social phenomenon: the vast majority of people who claim to be bisexual, "queer", or transgender are heterosexual and it is caused by social contagion. Bisexual and "queer" identification is just straight people pretending to be "lgbt". While most people who claim to be transgender are either very gender non-comforming homossexuals who adopt a cross-sex identity to escape from homophobia or heterosexuals who suffer from mental disorders such as autism, narcissistic personality disorder or trauma from sexual abuse in childhood. Some are just straight guys with a crossdressing kink and claim to be transgender to manifest their kink in public without fear of social shaming.
The artificial intelligence that claimed to distinguish on the basis of skull structure actually turned out to be distinguishing on the basis of whether your dating profile pic had glasses or facial hair.
It's a bit simplistic to claim that all homosexuality derives from a single causal mechanism - it would be like claiming that all volcanoes derive from a single causal mechanism on the basis of observing the Pacific Ring of Fire, without noticing that Hawaii is right there in the middle of it.
Sorry but totally false regarding bisexual and queer people. Many people have both same-sex and opposite-sex attraction. There are multiple studies on this.
How does that explain the large number of very masculine, muscular gay men and the large number of very feminine, girly lesbians? I think your viewpoint is outdated.
The theory is interesting, but so is biological/evolutionary utility, but how do you explain the disproportionate increase in young women bisexualism and lesbianism in Gen Z (vs. the increase in young males)?
Recent surveys on the sexuality of transgender people find that only something like 25% are straight (https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf). This seems to run counter the idea that transgender people are gay people who transition socially to escape homophobia.
Most of them are males who are autogynephiles. They are attracted to women, but also to themselves as women. They grow up acting very masculine. Think Caitlyn Jenner.