“The point is, having watched this, I think the condition is something you’re born with”
Sometimes it’s the coping strategy developed by a child after a trauma, but since the late 60’s biologists have had a fairly good grip on why it sometimes happens in mammals at large. It’s very easily and consistently replicated in the lab.
The template for mammalian brains is female. If estrogen is introduced into the womb prior to a males fetal testes being mature enough to start producing androgens, the estrogen will in one degree or another inhibit the brain’s ability to recognize the androgens. Subsequently, the masculine structures of the brain tend to be under-developed. Once born, that semi-female brain will conflict with the male body.
It’s pretty sad, really.
I think it’s sad, too. I think most of us are a bit embarrassed around “flaming” gays, and those who want special rights because they are gay. Otherwise, we can live and let live.
I’m not a person who discusses her sexuality in what was once known as “ polite company.” Some things are just a bit too intimate and personal to discuss at large, IMHO.