Quote Originally Posted by Satrana View Post
For a child they are the same thing.

If these situations are being used to wholly explain why TG/gay children are created they this is highly unlikely but if they are deployed as one of several factors which create a greater chance of an "abnormal" behavior becoming established then they look sensible enough.

The problem is really people wanting a straightforward cause and effect explanation when in reality there are numerous forces working subconsciously in the background that leads the child down a different path from normality. Some forces push the boy away from masculinity, other forces pull the boy towards femininity.
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Forums (hopefully) temporarily deleted a response I had in this thread when someone asked if those quotes might be true. Basically I stated they could be for any one individual but to look at as the sole "cause" would be impossible.

So much of our lives is made up by numerous factors that change, shape and manipulation our thoughts and opinions that stating any one element caused a lifestyle outcome is like saying one shower too many caused a lifetime of dry skin.

The problem those theories had with regards to gay men is the same problem it has with crossdressing... the points are often too vague and therefore could really say ANY person who is close to their mother might be a crossdresser; they are too common because so many people are close to the opposite gendered parent who AREN'T gay or a crossdresser; and they don't really offer any solution. Pushing your child away because they are too close to you is idiotic. Saying because a child slept in the same bed as a parent pass the age of three and that's why he's gay is ridiculous.

You are so right. Too many people are looking for a quick fix to a non-existent problem. Crossdressing is NOT a problem, there is no cure because there is no illness.

Plan and simply, this is just what you do and trying to find a cause can only be done on an individual level, not with a wide brush to paint them all.[/SIZE]