• CADmonkey@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Books don’t make people gay. Attractive people of the same sex make you gay.

    Well, that, and what I assume is a brain development process before or during puberty that I don’t completely understand but I know has to exist, because I don’t remember making a concious effort to be attracted to legs and striking eyes, but I sure am. I bet there is a rabbit hole where I could learn about all this.

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      11 months ago

      You mention before puberty, but the research is quite fascinating. There is strong evidence a hormone imbalance in your mother when your are still a fetus can have a dramatic effect on your sexual orientation as an adult. But also on a negative side sexual abuse of adolescents can also have a significant effect on adult sexuality. Human sexual orientation and the factors at play are very diverse and interesting.

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        11 months ago

        Human sexual orientation and the factors at play are very diverse and interesting.

        I know! So interesting, but some people make you feel like a pervert for being interested in it. I just want to know how it works, like literally everything else.

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      11 months ago

      My theory is that everyone is becoming more attractive so it’s less inappropriate or irrational to think of having sex with said person anymore