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Only a dominant man can afford to hold hands with other men in public without being accused of gayness (see [[#Gay_acceptance_and_homosocial_intimacy|gay acceptance and homosocial intimacy]]), or, alternatively, he would need to claim the status of a protected class and rely on shaming to survive socially. | Only a dominant man can afford to hold hands with other men in public without being accused of gayness (see [[#Gay_acceptance_and_homosocial_intimacy|gay acceptance and homosocial intimacy]]), or, alternatively, he would need to claim the status of a protected class and rely on shaming to survive socially. | ||
To summarize, there are (at least) four conceivable pathways to increased reproductive success (RS) through homosexual behavior, explaining homosexuality as an evolved behavior: Promiscuity/sodomy (RS for penetrator), alliance (RS for penetrator and penetree), intrasexual competition by gossip (RS for accuser), homosocialty as costly signal by thwarting said gossip (RS for penetrator). | To summarize, there are (at least) four conceivable pathways to increased reproductive success (RS) through homosexual behavior, explaining homosexuality as an evolved behavior: Promiscuity/sodomy (RS for penetrator), alliance (RS for penetrator and penetree), intrasexual competition by gossip (RS for accuser), homosocialty as costly signal by thwarting said gossip (mostly RS for penetrator). | ||
Below are historical examples of the prevalence of the dichotomy of dominant vs submissive homosexuality: | Below are historical examples of the prevalence of the dichotomy of dominant vs submissive homosexuality: | ||