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* '''More cross-cultural findings''': The active-passive contrast in homosexuality was also prevalent in medieval Scandinavia and contemporary Latin America.<ref>http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Active.pdf</ref> Pederasty, which is also an instance of homosexual power differentials, has flourished in many lower cultures, e.g. Indians of North America,<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/berdache</ref> but also in a number of high cultures, including ancient Greece, medieval Islam (especially among Sufis), Japan (among the Samurai nobility), and Korea.<ref>http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Pederasty.pdf</ref> | * '''More cross-cultural findings''': The active-passive contrast in homosexuality was also prevalent in medieval Scandinavia and contemporary Latin America.<ref>http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Active.pdf</ref> Pederasty, which is also an instance of homosexual power differentials, has flourished in many lower cultures, e.g. Indians of North America,<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/berdache</ref> but also in a number of high cultures, including ancient Greece, medieval Islam (especially among Sufis), Japan (among the Samurai nobility), and Korea.<ref>http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Pederasty.pdf</ref> | ||
Today, most homosexuals identify as versatile, preferring both the dominant and submissive role at times,<ref>http://www.straightacting.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?p=222697#p222697</ref> | Today, most homosexuals identify as versatile, preferring both the dominant and submissive role at times,<ref>http://www.straightacting.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?p=222697#p222697</ref> which may be regarded as counter evidence for the relevance of . However, the entire notion of homosexual identity is plausibly evolutionarily novel (i.e. not adaptive), drawing in people to act out their sexual fantasies rather than adaptations in the context they evolved. | ||
The entire notion of a fixed sexual identity has been questioned | The entire notion of a fixed sexual identity has been questioned in a recent meta study, rather orientation changes over time and exists on a continuum and 98% of people primarily want sex with the opposite sex alongside some homosexual curiosity.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235906255_Physiological_Evidence_for_a_Mostly_Heterosexual_Orientation_Among_Men</ref> | ||
Gay men identifying as the bottom are more likely later in the birth order which so it may be related to weakness and mutational load.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-017-0980-y</ref> | Gay men identifying as the bottom are more likely later in the birth order which so it may be related to weakness and mutational load.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-017-0980-y</ref> | ||