Both: What do you think causes people to develop sexual paraphilias?

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[–]anxietyaccount8 8 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 4 fun -  (4 children)

elevated probability of being left-handed, suggesting that disturbed hemispheric brain lateralization

Wait, am I misunderstanding or does it call left-handed people disturbed?

OP, to answer your question there can be many reasons why people develop paraphilias, I think a lot of it is environmental. I also agree that men are more likely to have them, it could be linked to testosterone.

In the cases where somebody develops one before puberty, it seems that there must be a genetic component.

At the same time, don't trust these kinds of studies 100%. I have a digit ratio correlated with being a lesbian, yet am very much not one.

[–]worried19[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wait, am I misunderstanding or does it call left-handed people disturbed?

I think it's more that there's a disturbance in usual development that causes left-handedness. Incidentally, those exact same factors (men having more older brothers, being left-handed, and having that digit ratio) are also correlated with homosexuality. So I think there must be something going on that's biological. If there's a "disturbance" in prenatal development, you wind up with a more uncommon outcome, even if said "deviance" is completely benign.

In the cases where somebody develops one before puberty, it seems that there must be a genetic component.

Or a traumatic one. Children sadly can and do experience trauma before puberty. And even if they're not physically or sexually abused, they can also be exposed to unhealthy social conditioning, such as a little boy repeatedly being shamed for wanting to explore femininity.

[–]theory_of_thisan actual straight crossdresser 3 insightful - 6 fun3 insightful - 5 fun4 insightful - 6 fun -  (2 children)

At the same time, don't trust these kinds of studies 100%. I have a digit ratio correlated with being a lesbian, yet am very much not one.

But you do reject a lot of mainstream social roles as wrong for you.

[–]anxietyaccount8 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Couldn't you say that about anyone here though? It is niche to be a radical feminist or someone very invested in queer theory.

[–]theory_of_thisan actual straight crossdresser 4 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Couldn't you say that about anyone here though?

Well yes. But these kinds of forums have gnc people. Gnc people are likely to have minority digit ratios, in theory.