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Explanations include that the expectation that men can be gay increases the fear that other men could be gay and thus male intimacy could lead to a greater risk of being regarded as gay (male intrasexual competition). Also decreasing gender segregation max have motivated more male intrasexual competition.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053535711000321</ref> | Explanations include that the expectation that men can be gay increases the fear that other men could be gay and thus male intimacy could lead to a greater risk of being regarded as gay (male intrasexual competition). Also decreasing gender segregation max have motivated more male intrasexual competition.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053535711000321</ref> | ||
==Statistics about homosexuals== | |||
Even though kids of homosexuals do not fare worse (which may be evidence of [[antifragility|resilience]]),<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-53364-001</ref> one can observe astonishing grievances in homosexual communities: | |||
* An Australian "gay census" found that over a quarter of male homosexuals reported having over 100 sexual partners.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130218135156/http://www.samesame.com.au/features/4407/Gay-Census-Lets-Talk-About-Sex.htm</ref> | |||
* An Australian national phone survey project found even higher numbers, 10-15% reported >1000 sexual partners.<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/3813477?seq=1</ref> | |||
== Other explanations of homosexuality == | == Other explanations of homosexuality == | ||