[Yaelle]

No one likes my opinions on this around here, but I believe the problem starts very early. There seem to be far more masculinized female toddlers and feminized male toddlers these days. What to do? I think it is the plastics or other pollutants in our environment that is in the uterus wreaking havoc upon the hormonal and sexual development of fetuses.

I don’t know just what to do about it, but I do believe, from all the time I spend with children, that there are more sexual orientation birth defects than ever. There are other reproductive and sexual plumbing problems becoming epidemic lately too.

These kids are sweet innocents that happen to like the toys and dress and behavior of the opposite sex. They can’t help it; it’s not the parents’ fault. But I don’t get any support for thinking thus in these parts.

We must offer something holy and good to these innocents. Right now, as these kids get to puberty, they are welcomed by the gay agenda people and shunned by conservatives and religions. Kids with Down Syndrome are not rejected like this. But conservatives seem to be “haters” if it’s a defect in sexual orientation rather than intellect. If you’ve met one of these kids, you will see that it seems to be the way they are indeed “born” — this is Probably The only thing I agree on with Lady Gaga.

[Misterioso]

But I don’t get any support for thinking thus in these parts.

Then, why do you bother?

[utahagen]

I happen to agree with you that homosexuality is largely physiological and that many gays are born with the tendency. (I’m not sure why that opinion is met with such hostility on Free Republic, given that I do NOT believe that being “born that way” means one is allowed to act on homosexual impulses.) There are, though, environmental factors that cause homosexuality. One of the problems in the current culture is that, paradoxically, the wider acceptance of gays has made the public less accepting of a range of behaviors among straight men. An example: a boy with natural artistic ability is now labeled “gay”. So I think there may also be perfectly normal heterosexual boys who at a very early age are told they are gay, and whose parents are told they are “homophobic” if they don’t embrace their son’s homosexuality. The parents then, because they do not want their son to be gay, discourage his interest in the arts, thereby sending him the message that the only way he can explore his interest in the arts is to rebel against them and accept the embrace of the gays.

[goodwithagun]

We do know that some chemically produced estrogens are in plastics. Soy, which is in EVERYTHING today contains phytoestrogens. Hair care and body care products are laden with parabens, another chemically created estrogen. We've used glass baby bottles instead of plastic and have gone back to glass food storage as well. We don't put any plastics in the microwave. I too have wondered about what you have written. After being diagnosed with polycycstic ovarian syndrome and taking strong stuff to get pregnant, I avoided all items mentioned above (and started a more organic diet) and got pregnant with baby number two completely naturally. The PCOS symptoms are pretty much gone, but the symptoms included manly traits. Interesting to say the least.

[humblegunner]

I think it is the plastics or other pollutants in our environment that is in the uterus

Maybe you should clean that thing out.

[6SJ7]

I think it is the plastics or other pollutants in our environment that is in the uterus wreaking havoc upon the hormonal and sexual development of fetuses.

"Just one word... plastics"

[Darnright]

>No one likes my opinions on this around here, but I believe the problem starts very early. There seem to be far more masculinized female toddlers and feminized male toddlers these days. What to do? I think it is the plastics or other pollutants in our environment that is in the uterus wreaking havoc upon the hormonal and sexual development of fetuses.<

You may very well have a point. American agriculture has relied on hormones to force maximum growth in cattle for the last few generations. We are what we eat.

I have a cousin who was a major tomboy when we were very little. She had lots of friends, male & female, but never dated in high school. I will leave it to your imagination as to what her political leanings are today.

[wardaddy]

i disagree...as the father to five i think parents....coddling moms and absent dads have everything to do with it

im 54 with a 5 year old...old alphas like methat who still run the family are relics trust me

and these new alpha moms will continue to raise feminized boys raised to wear sock caps

[Albion Wilde]

No one likes my opinions on this around here...

When you're right, you're right. And you're right about that.

[hinckley buzzard]

It would be wise not to be seduced by casual observation, anecdote, and the spew of ignorant celebrities. It would also be wise to keep this issue in perspective. We are still talking about at most, 3-4% of the population.

Toddler boys engage in "suspicious" behaviors all the time, like trying on mom's underwear and so forth. The variety of curiosities is unlimited.

There is no evidence that such behaviors leads to homosexuality. Likewise, there is no evidence that homosexuality is something one is "born with." It just isn't there.

No doubt there is the occasional hormonal anomaly,(I had a colleague in grad school who created "five sexes" of mice, depending on the hormonal mix she added to their placentas) but these are special cases and not sufficient to explain what is clearly a cultural aberration.