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More examples can be found throughout human history. E.g. in Ancient Rome, gay sex was socially permissible among high status men who penetrated other men (the emperor Nero, for example, had a ''catamite'' which is a receptive homosexual slave, whom he had castrated),<ref>https://culturacolectiva.com/history/sporus-emperor-nero-eunuch-wife</ref> but receptive homosexuals were deemed outlaws (infamia).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_ancient_Rome</ref><ref>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2010/04/homosexuality-as-divine-punishment-in-romans-1.html</ref> Only a highly dominant man can afford to playfully kiss another man on his mouth in public. Since male [[reproductive success]] is largely determined by dominance, penetrative homosexuality may increase reproductive success as it signals uttermost dominance. | More examples can be found throughout human history. E.g. in Ancient Rome, gay sex was socially permissible among high status men who penetrated other men (the emperor Nero, for example, had a ''catamite'' which is a receptive homosexual slave, whom he had castrated),<ref>https://culturacolectiva.com/history/sporus-emperor-nero-eunuch-wife</ref> but receptive homosexuals were deemed outlaws (infamia).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_ancient_Rome</ref><ref>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2010/04/homosexuality-as-divine-punishment-in-romans-1.html</ref> Only a highly dominant man can afford to playfully kiss another man on his mouth in public. Since male [[reproductive success]] is largely determined by dominance, penetrative homosexuality may increase reproductive success as it signals uttermost dominance. | ||
This may explain the prevalence of homosexuality above what selection-mutation balance would predict: The penetratee can potentially regain access to resources also increasing his chances of reproductive success (allience formation theory),<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J082v40n01_03</ref> and the penetrator can signal dominance which is conductive to male reproductive success. | This may explain the prevalence of homosexuality above what selection-mutation balance would predict: The penetratee can potentially regain access to resources also increasing his chances of reproductive success (allience formation theory),<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J082v40n01_03</ref> and the penetrator can signal dominance which is especially conductive to male reproductive success. | ||
Historically, homosexual penetration of another man was arguably the ultimate act of domination. | Historically, homosexual penetration of another man was arguably the ultimate act of domination. | ||