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[โ€“] cantsurf@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago (23 children)

What if the perceived increase in numbers of androgenous and trans people has a chemical basis: chemicals from plastics interfering with the endocrine system.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9885170/

[โ€“] Tankton@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

Holy shit, how is this not a super high priority right now? Not because of trans people but the conclusion that microplastics interfere with hormones seems super fucked up

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