On the topic of gender orientation and identity...

[Pluvious]

One line of reasoning I've often pointed out to friends...

Is how accepting everyone is to the notion that autism is a deviation from the norm; furthermore,
it's understood the differences are exhibited on a spectrum

It's also a condition of the brain

If one's sexual orientation might also be a deviation from the norm, could that too also be on a spectrum ?

And originating from differences in the brain ?

For myself, it's inconceivable for me to choose to be sexually intimate with another man. I have always been attracted to the opposite gender (even in first grade!)

But, if my orientation was more on the spectrum - more near the center, I might believe that being attracted to the same gender is indeed more of a "lifestyle choice," and in my ignorance, I might assume that everyone was the same as me

I just wanted to share my musings on this

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. I don't understand why being "near the center" makes it seem more like a lifestyle choice than an inherent trait.

[multigraincracker]

2. It's all gray. Just different shades. Why in the world

would I care what floats your boat? That is unless I was unsure about myself. Seems those that scream the loudest are trying to cover up their own repressed desires.

[MineralMan]

3. I have never seen how anyone else's gender identity or sexual orientation

affects or inconveniences me in any real way. So, I'm indifferent to such things. I can't see why I should be bothered by it. None of my business. Truly.