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Could A Fertility Crisis And Economic Reality Shift One Anti-LGBTIA Trope?

Maybe.

Ted Bauer
2 min readMay 23, 2023

One thing we know: there is some type of global fertility crisis.

Another thing we know: economic realities can be painful.

And a third thing we know: a lot of women (and men) are marrying later, which can often mean attempting to conceive later, and if you talk to any fertility doctor — because believe me, I have — they talk a ton about maternal age.

So, it’s possible that fertility is going to be a problem for society in the long run. It’s also possible that people can’t have 2–4 kids because of economic realities, especially as we monitor what’s happening with automation.

Well, at the same time, one argument I’ve constantly heard against homosexuals for 30+ years is “Well, they

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Ted Bauer
Ted Bauer

Written by Ted Bauer

I write about a lot of different topics, from work to masculinity to relationships and social dynamics, I.e. modern friendship. Pleasure to be here.

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