Two Believable Theories
As anyone who has researched crossdressing is aware
there are literally hundreds of theories regarding what might be the root cause
for someone being a crossdresser. Most of these are just what the name implies
– THEORIES – with little or no scientific or medical information to back
them up. The ‘nature/nurture’ theory has been an argument for years and
there has never been a definitive answer as to whether one, the other, or a
combination of both could be contributing factors.
However, in all my searching for what might be the
possible causes for one being a crossdresser, two of the theories I have come
across seem to hold what would best be described as a high degree of
intelligence, and both have some amount of professional research behind them.
The first is the oldest, the second is more recent, but both have a lot of
thought provoking reasoning behind them.
The Hormone Wash Theory
It has been established that in a narrow window of time
near the end of the first trimester of pregnancy, a developing fetus receives a
massive “wash” of hormones from
the mother. It is believed that it is at this point in the time of the child’s
development when most of the characteristics are established which will be the
contributors to his/her overall personality, appearance, preferences, etc, post
birth. Personality traits such as temperament, tastes or distastes for certain
food items, and even similarities to the parents are set in place at this time.
At the same time physical attributes are established and the brain is
‘wired’. Propensities to be overweight or thin, whether the child will be
right or left handed, and the color of the eyes and hair are but a few of the
traits which are established at this time. This is also the time when come
professionals believe there are possibilities for the occurrence of ‘short
circuits’ in the brain’s wiring, and it is further believed that some of
these ‘short circuits’ could be the reason some are born with the NEED to express
the gender which is opposite of that of their birth. It’s common knowledge
that ALL females have a certain amount of masculinity in them. Admittedly it is
very small in most, but the fact remains that it IS there. On the other side of
the gender line it is also accepted that ALL males posses a certain amount of
femininity. It is my opinion that our Creator intended this to happen in all of
us, possibly to give each gender some of the insight and qualities of the other.
At any rate, it has been speculated that it is at this point in time when the
‘seeds’ of crossdressing are planted.
As a general rule, the first appearances of one’s
desire or need to crossdress begin to manifest themselves in early childhood,
usually (but not always) between the ages of anywhere from around 5 to 12 years
of age. And even though this is the age at which the need appears in most, it
sometimes lies dormant for years until one day it comes to the surface. I am
personally aware of men who had no inclinations at all to crossdress until it
‘hit’ them one day in their 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s.
Now, one might ask, “But what about females? Are there
females who are crossdressers too?” The
simple answer is yes, there are female crossdressers. Accurate numbers and
statistical data on male crossdressers is almost impossible to obtain since most
male’s who do crossdress keep it a well guarded secret for the reasons of
personal as well as family security. It is much easier to identify a male in
women’s clothes and define him as a crossdresser than it is to see a woman in
male attire and identify her as a crossdresser. The reason is that over the past
decade or two women have fought for, and won the right to wear pretty much
anything that they so desire without the need to be concerned that they will be
ridiculed for doing so. By contrast, men’s fashions have remained basically
the same for hundreds of years.
The “Stuttering Gene” Theory
The second theory which seems to bear witness to the
fact that crossdressing might be something one is born with, is more recent and
has been called the ‘stuttering gene’ theory. With the advances made in DNA
research in recent years this theory seems to also make a lot of sense. The
study itself was conducted on confirmed homosexuals and provided confirmation in
which (as I understand it) a certain COMMON component in each participant’s
DNA was exhibiting similar characteristics and was ‘behaving’ in the same
manner. While the study did NOT include confirmed heterosexual crossdressing
males, it only stands to reason that (in theory) there are other components in
one’s DNA which might hold clues as to why some males have a need to
crossdress.
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