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== Homophobia == | == Homophobia == | ||
Homophobia is the fear of being socially excluded for being regarded as gay, i.e. for one's reputation to compete for women being destroyed by other men. Heterosexual men avoid sexual intimacy with other men mostly because men are less sexually flexible than women and are not particularly romantically attracted to men. Heterosexual men often avoid platonic intimacy with other men to avoid bullying or ostracization. | Homophobia is the fear of being socially excluded for being regarded as gay, i.e. for one's reputation to compete for women being destroyed by other men. Heterosexual men avoid sexual intimacy with other men mostly because men are less sexually flexible than women<ref>https://phys.org/news/2016-05-female-sexuality-flexible-male.html</ref> and are not particularly romantically attracted to men. Heterosexual men often avoid platonic intimacy with other men to avoid bullying or ostracization. | ||
Men who have already proven their ability to assert dominance status and get a woman, feel more relaxed around gays, especially since this can even act as a costly signal. | Men who have already proven their ability to assert dominance status and get a woman, feel more relaxed around gays, especially since this can even act as a costly signal. | ||