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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7442961" data-attributes="member: 23751">I believe the articles in question.&nbsp; It seems to me that gender differences still occur in places like the Middle East, where society very strongly pressures against it.&nbsp; To do that, it seems to me that there would have to be a biological component to gender.&nbsp; A person's genes, hormones, and/or physiological make-up would determine the gender(s) a person is prone to, and society would then influence things.&nbsp; In a place like the Middle East, a person may or may not be able to come to an understanding of what gender they are, or might come to an incorrect understanding that is close to what they feel.&nbsp; In a place like America where it's becoming much more accepted, the person would more easily be able to figure the gender out.&nbsp; What convinces me the most, though, is that you can't &quot;pray the gay(or gender) away.&quot;&nbsp; Attempts to do so almost universally fail or cause deep psychological harm to the person making the attempt.&nbsp; For example, the male children who feel that they are females in a male body could be &quot;cured&quot; if there wasn't a biological component.&nbsp; Instead, attempts to do so(and there are lots of attempts) cause clashes as the child feels one way and society around them pushes them to feel another.&nbsp; Many hurt or kill themselves.&nbsp; If it were only psychological or sociological, attempts to &quot;cure&quot; should have a much higher success rate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7442961, member: 23751"] I believe the articles in question. It seems to me that gender differences still occur in places like the Middle East, where society very strongly pressures against it. To do that, it seems to me that there would have to be a biological component to gender. A person's genes, hormones, and/or physiological make-up would determine the gender(s) a person is prone to, and society would then influence things. In a place like the Middle East, a person may or may not be able to come to an understanding of what gender they are, or might come to an incorrect understanding that is close to what they feel. In a place like America where it's becoming much more accepted, the person would more easily be able to figure the gender out. What convinces me the most, though, is that you can't "pray the gay(or gender) away." Attempts to do so almost universally fail or cause deep psychological harm to the person making the attempt. For example, the male children who feel that they are females in a male body could be "cured" if there wasn't a biological component. Instead, attempts to do so(and there are lots of attempts) cause clashes as the child feels one way and society around them pushes them to feel another. Many hurt or kill themselves. If it were only psychological or sociological, attempts to "cure" should have a much higher success rate. [/QUOTE]

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