Pre-everything and just curious as I feel like on occasion I’ll see a remark about how after HRT someone’s taste in people/porn will change or in extreme cases someone even discovering they have a taste in men (or equivalently women) that they were not previously aware of. I’m just curious how much of this is scientifically based and how much is coincidence. For example if I’m not mistaken it is true that HRT increases libido as hormones and libido are deeply connected, but to me it seems more rational that someone discovering a newfound interest in men is more tied to them, in conjunction with transitioning, exploring and becoming more accepting of themself which just so happens to coincide with them taking HRT. So if TLDR; how much of people’s altered sexuality is HRT and how much is just self-discovery coincidentally lined up with HRT.

Also for context I’m not like scared HRT will make me gay or something dumb, I really am just curious about the scientific effects of HRT on sexuality. Plus if I’m being honest I’ve been doing a lil of that aforementioned ‘self-discovery’ and have begun to learn I might be a little bi so its not like HRT would change anything there.