I may get flamed, but............
Nobody really knows what causes homosexuality.
Some “lesbians” are very mannish in their appearance. It goes beyond the buzz cut hair cuts and flannel shirts worn by some. The shape and bone structure of their faces resembles the shape and bone structure of men’s faces.
Has anyone else ever noticed this? Anyone else ever seen a “lesbian” from a distance, assumed it was a man, then you get closer and you see that it’s really a mannish looking female???
What I’m getting at, is that could there be some physiological component to homosexuality???
Flame away..............
I think you’re just comparing all women to ideal, pin-up women. For every horse-face guy, there’s a horse-face girl.
Mannish women are often treated as one of the boys from a young age. they grow up doing more male things and their femininity is benched because they don’t ‘look the part’ and so gravitate to what they experience. In their case, it’s being more dude than dudette.
Think about it broadly. Guys that are 4 ft. 10 and 85 pounds soaking wet do not often play basketball or work in the Canadian north west as lumberjacks. They gravitate to what works for them. Guys with sausage fingers aren’t often accomplished pianists or flamenco guitarists.
Now to be sure there are exceptions all the way around. Some mannish women embrace being female and are married with kids. I have known a couple relatively small lumberjacks. Some sausage handed guitarists have played on some of history’s greatest hits.
But overall, people move into familiar/comfortable categories/jobs/activities and physical attributes are a part of that.
I would agree that some individuals may have a congenital abnormality that leads to higher or lower levels of testosterone, but that still would not account for same sex attraction.
-— What I’m getting at, is that could there be some physiological component to homosexuality??? -—
Twins studies don’t support it AFAIK.
Lets take rosie. She is very masculine looking but her cohorts are not.
I think it’s a mental health issue, period.
I have noticed a sort of "lesbian face", apple cheeks, a short and prominent nose, a round and fairly prominent chin, that doesn't seem to associate with PCOS signs.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), also called hyperandrogenic anovulation (HA),[1] or Stein–Leventhal syndrome,[2] is a set of symptoms due to a hormone imbalance in women.[3] Signs and symptoms of PCOS include irregular or no menstrual periods, heavy periods, excess body and facial hair, acne, pelvic pain, trouble getting pregnant, and patches of thick, darker, velvety skin.[4] Associated conditions include type 2 diabetes, obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, heart disease, mood disorders, and endometrial cancer.[3]
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... and homosexual men who knew they were “different” from an early age. One theory is that sexual preference may be thrown off course in utero. See http://news.sciencemag.org/evolution/2012/12/homosexuality-may-start-womb and http://scitechdaily.com/homosexuality-might-develop-in-the-womb-due-to-epigenetic-changes/ as examples. Just because some is born with a birth defect doesn’t necessarily mean it’s genetic. Cerebral palsy is a classic example. Fetal alcohol syndrome is another. And their are brain differences between homosexuals and normal folks, too. See for example http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7456588.stm. There’s more to it than the distant father/domineering mother cliche.