A research group led by Maki Fukami, Director of Molecular Endocrinology Research at the National Center for Child Health and Development, Professor Yukiko Shimada of the Faculty of Human Development, Kokugakuin University, and Associate Professor Masako Sasaki of the Faculty of Letters, Meiji University, conducted a psychological sex survey of university students. , found that there is variation in gender identity, where the gender at birth is the same as the gender one identifies with.
According to the National Center for Child Health and Development, a research group surveyed 313 male and 423 female college students whose gender at birth was about who they are sexually attracted to, what they think of their own gender, and how they live their own lives according to their gender. Participants were interviewed to find out whether they had the confidence to send the item, and their answers were scored and evaluated.
As a result, scores for gender identity and sexual orientation varied widely, with only 80% of men and 60% of women identifying only with the opposite sex to their birth sex.
Furthermore, when examining genetic factors in university students with atypical gender identity and sexual orientation scores, they found changes in their DNA sequences at a higher frequency than in the general population.Although this alone cannot explain sexual diversity, the research group believes that it suggests that society cannot simply divide people into two groups: ``LGBTQ+ people'' and ``other people.'' There is.
Paper information:【Sexual Medicine】Variations in gender identity and sexual orientation of university students
