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[-] PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Evolutionary biologist here. Iโ€™d argue that, in the same sense as we see homosexuality in animals, we see trans animals.

Some animals physically transition - there are fish that will change their physical gender based on the current gender mixture in their local environment. Some behaviorally transition, with males taking on female roles. Sometimes a whole species is trans - like the female hyena developing male appearing genitalia.

Sexual orientation in the animal kingdom is not strictly analogous to that among humans (which has a much stronger social construct), and the same is true of gender (that is, human gender is a social construct). Because the range of adaptations are so diverse and so widespread, Iโ€™m very sure of the fact that they have different causes from each other as well as from humans, but the same is true of animal sexuality.

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