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"In a sense, those transsexuals have the brains of men but the genitals of women. "
To concur with the above poster, MTFs have been shown to have brains more typicals of females than males. But of course, this is a CORRELATION, my point here is that whoever did this study doesn't know enough about the differences in the brain, not an absolute. Also, to disagree with the above poster, hormones do play a part in how the brain is formed, another thing overlooked in this study... And also another factor of how people are sexually.
As an MTF, I can say I've always been quite female sexually, and hormones have killed the edge that exists in typically male sexuality. My case is consistent with the research done on the brains of transsexuals. And just as well, I'm bisexual but choose my partners for "other reasons" than sexuality. I agree with the study up the the point about transsexuals because it was based on a very disgusting and ignorant assumption, which thankfully since 2003 can be discarded due to newer research.
And to the above poster who shows off his/her "street smarts". I would say that this study exists to remove ideas that people are only a certain way because of society. Are you suggesting that men and women are only arroused by certain porn due to society? This sounds absurd and it really is. I mean... I really don't think social expectations will make a man's penis not erect during porn, especially when this study was done on homosexuals who are already not socially acceptable. As always, I think this study is awesome because it hurts radical feminists idea that men and women are not different biologically and that all of our problems are to blame on patriarchy. Science doesn't support that view.