I remember reading an article 10-15 yrs ago where they detailed the brain structures of gay men vs heterosexual males.
The article showed how the grey matter in the gay male brain more resembles the grey matter of a woman's brain than a hetero male brain.
The surmised that the reason for the same sex behavior is related to the physical brain structure. They were not able to provide any opinion on what and whether there was a cause for the difference (i.e. birth defect, genetic mutation, chemicals during pregnancy, etc).
So I believe that the preference for same sex is definitely beyond a simple social decision or exposure to a perversion or abuse. Those may play a part in whether same sex preference is manifested in the person's choices, but there is a physical hurdle that is part of it. This is why I think conversion therapy is a non-starter.
No, but likely it can activate the nature of it, similar to MS. There could be triggers that activate the behavior in men. It could very well be benign and result in a more feminine behaving man that is hetero or may have bisexual leanings.
I have yet to see any study like it since and it was 20 years ago that I saw it. Likely any real research into the matter was quashed as a threat to the woke idea of being gay and it is not a "being gay is the result of a malformation of grey matter in the male brain" thought process. Just like the reality that trans males are really just men who have sexual fetishes for dressing like a woman and are not really a "woman".
I remember reading an article 10-15 yrs ago where they detailed the brain structures of gay men vs heterosexual males.
The article showed how the grey matter in the gay male brain more resembles the grey matter of a woman's brain than a hetero male brain.
The surmised that the reason for the same sex behavior is related to the physical brain structure. They were not able to provide any opinion on what and whether there was a cause for the difference (i.e. birth defect, genetic mutation, chemicals during pregnancy, etc).
So I believe that the preference for same sex is definitely beyond a simple social decision or exposure to a perversion or abuse. Those may play a part in whether same sex preference is manifested in the person's choices, but there is a physical hurdle that is part of it. This is why I think conversion therapy is a non-starter.
could exposure to perversion or abused could change the brain matter?
No, but likely it can activate the nature of it, similar to MS. There could be triggers that activate the behavior in men. It could very well be benign and result in a more feminine behaving man that is hetero or may have bisexual leanings.
I have yet to see any study like it since and it was 20 years ago that I saw it. Likely any real research into the matter was quashed as a threat to the woke idea of being gay and it is not a "being gay is the result of a malformation of grey matter in the male brain" thought process. Just like the reality that trans males are really just men who have sexual fetishes for dressing like a woman and are not really a "woman".