DiscussionHas anyone debunked the claims that gay men are "feminine" and have "lady brains", and gay women are "masculine" and have "manly brains"?

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[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Most claims you have linked are all about social culture and they are depending on social surroundings.

Brain studies are showing that male and female brains are almost identical, but they are neuroplastic.

At the same time gay men and straight women are having same sexual response in brain and reacting on hot men in same way. However, people who very love strawberries are reacting on pictures of them in same way as well. So it is not saying much, just that homosexual attraction is real and can be measured/tested. It is not saying that our brains are same as women brains, just that hetero women attracted to men and we are attracted to men as well.

[–]UWUness 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It is not staying that our brains are same as women brains

Thank you for the clarification. I think "the brains of gay men are structured like the brains of women", as the articles put it, confuse people because articles and news tend to exaggerate information for attention. I have seen homophobes claim that "gay men are just women in men's bodies" and "lesbians are just men in women's bodies", linking to those articles in my post.

In this society, in which gay men are assumed to be like women and lesbians are assumed to be like men, but in different bodies, the articles do nothing but push for already existing, homophobic beliefs. They would claim, since gay men have "lady brains" and gay women have "manly brains", that they are to undergo surgery and call themselves "trans" for their bodies to match their brain structure.