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== Homophobia == | == Homophobia == | ||
Homophobia is the fear of being socially excluded for being regarded as gay, | Homophobia is the fear of being socially excluded for being regarded as gay, the fear that other men destroy one's reputation of one's willingness and ability to compete for women. | ||
Sexless beta males ([[incels]]) avoid physical closeness to other men to avoid being seen as gay. On the other hand, | |||
men who have already proven their competitive ability to get a woman feel more relaxed around gays, especially since this can even act as a costly signal of their status. | |||
Another hypothesis is that gays are avoided and excluded because they are seen as ineffective coalition partners when competing for women,<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-53145-010</ref>. However historical male warrior societies like Sparta (mannerbund concept being typically correlated with homosexuality, see also the Stumabteilung (SA) in Nazi Germany, which was riddled with homosexuality, including the leader of the SA, Ernst Röhm, before the leadership was purged during the Night of the Long Knives) and Thebes (the legendary Theban band, made up solely of male homosexual couples) seem to seem to challenge the theory that homophobia results from poorer male group cohesion. | Another hypothesis is that gays are avoided and excluded because they are seen as ineffective coalition partners when competing for women,<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-53145-010</ref>. However historical male warrior societies like Sparta (mannerbund concept being typically correlated with homosexuality, see also the Stumabteilung (SA) in Nazi Germany, which was riddled with homosexuality, including the leader of the SA, Ernst Röhm, before the leadership was purged during the Night of the Long Knives) and Thebes (the legendary Theban band, made up solely of male homosexual couples) seem to seem to challenge the theory that homophobia results from poorer male group cohesion. | ||