Testing Biological Theories of Same-Sex Sexual Attraction and Transgender Identity: Somatic, Cognitive, Behavioural, and Demographic Markers

测试同性性吸引力和变性身份的生物学理论：躯体、认知、行为和人口标记

• 批准号: RGPIN-2016-06446
• 负责人: VanderLaan, Doug
• 金额: $ 2.4万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=631316
• 关键词: Testing; Biological; Theories; Same; Sex

Gender identity and sexual orientation are two of the largest psychological sex differences. The vast majority of people are cisgender (i.e., males identify as men, females identify as women) and exhibit opposite-sex attraction. Yet, exceptions to these fundamental patterns exist. Substantial minorities of people exhibit same-sex sexual attraction and/or transgenderism and, thus, provide unique human models for studying sexual differentiation of the brain, cognition, and behaviour.

性别认同和性取向是两种最大的心理性别差异。绝大多数人都是顺性别（即男性认为自己是男性，女性认为自己是女性），并表现出异性的吸引力。然而，这些基本模式也存在例外。大量少数人表现出同性性吸引和/或跨性别，因此为研究大脑、认知和行为的性别分化提供了独特的人类模型。