From: Jocelyn Brown (jocelynb@mindspring.com)
Date: Thu Apr 22 1999 - 13:57:42 MDT
>As far as deciding if transgender or transexual is of social or
>genetic interference, this may be something we have to study more.
>With the recent advances in discovering correlations between aspects
>of people and a specific gene, we could soon find out if this is true
>with sexuality also. This is an ongoing debate. We have seen a tie
>between alcoholism and a hereditary gene already.
Agreed. This is an issue I have looked into more than a little bit, and I
think in some cases there can be a social or environmental factor. I also
think that there are genetic predispositions and perhaps even genetic
"mandates" when it comes to such issues. I look forward to the day when we
can understand exactly how everything comes together to create sexual
identity. Or, maybe I don't entirely look forward to it. There's something
to be said for mystery:-)
Jocelyn Brown
jocelynb@mindspring.com
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