https://www.ranker.com/list/homosexu...ry/david-sharp
I have learned to paste the link first because I, too often, forget to post it later.
Not having examined gender issues at all as I generally just took each where they were at, I am examining historical records as I remember hearing many years ago that "heterosexual was for progeny and homosexual was for pleasure".
The link above mentions a number of societies who considered homosexuality just a part of society until Christianity chose to judge and interpret it as a sin.
Africa
Before Christian ideas of morality were introduced to tribal African cultures in the late 1800s, there was little to no stigma attached to homosexuality. Most tribes had unique words for different LGBTQ+ individuals and practices, and many tribes shared the belief homosexuality was just something adolescents engaged in as natural part of the development process.
Additionally, there are records of long-term sensual relationships between women in Lesotho called motsoalle that were celebrated alongside heterosexual pairings — up until the missionaries came in. Colonialism brought not just slavery, disease, and environmental exploitation, but also homophobia as well.
Indigenous Americans, Pre-Colonialization
The term "two-spirit" was introduced by indigenous Americans in 1990 as an umbrella term used to describe a long-existing caste of individuals who do not fit within traditional gender binaries. Many native tribes have recognized gender as fluid and have held specialized and even sacred roles in their cultures for two-spirit people, such as potters, matchmakers, storytellers, or oral historians.
Would thoughtful exploration of options in the teen years help teens find themselves as the African model above suggests as one approach?
Think that is about all that I wish to examine further so will leave this discussion to those better informed.