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ClarionCall 1 point ago +1 / -0

Doctors continue to deny that hormone imbalance contributes in any way, but if that is the case, why don't trans people magically transition based on what they would like to happen? Nope, hormone blockers and surgery is needed and then...more hormones are needed. I'm not saying this is applicable to only the trans community, or that it is the only reason someone might fall on the LGBTQ spectrum, but I am saying that to completely disregard hormones as a factor is ridiculous and not based in science.

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Aoikaze2000 1 point ago +1 / -0

The only way to get an XX male (or XY female) is by having the genetic code on the Y chromosome that makes a human male present on an X chromosome (XX male) or missing from the Y chromosome (XY female).

In other words, trans and homosexuality need to be looked at separately from the trans thing because there's some stuff in the genetic code that will still construct things within the body as clearly male or female... meaning that forcing a gender transition can't happen without modern technology, and we're still not at the point where the transition is anything other than a mutilation because there's no way to create testes and ovaries that produce the correct hormones, let alone new sperm or eggs.

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ClarionCall 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yes, thank you for the clarity, I don't think hormones are the answer though, just one variable of several possible variables.

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Aoikaze2000 1 point ago +1 / -0

I mean, it really depends on what we're looking at as the cause. If (for example) a guy is physically impossible of producing the testosterone needed to be straight (and thus, he's gay), then shouldn't he get supplements that help him in that regard? That's really not THAT far off from how a lot of mental disorders are treated, and IMO homosexuality and gender dysphoria should be treated as mental disorders.

That said, there's a lot of other ways to increase your testosterone, so those supplements should be the absolute last resort.