I agree about learning gender. When I was a kid my cousin Brent always wanted to play house and be someone's wife. I didn't think it was wrong exactly but also thought it was kind of unusual. Every other boy I knew want to do the stuff that E & Z discussed.
I don't remember being taught about gays or lesbians but I knew Brent was different because he was more interested in pretending to be a woman. When he was older he told everyone he was gay.
I also found out that his mom wanted a girl and made him wear dresses and grew his hair long. So that fits into E & Z's argument as well. It was the gender he was taught at an early age.
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