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* Gay genes | * Gay genes | ||
* Genes predisposing to homosexuality conferring advantage in heterosexuals, a kin selection effect, social prestige. | * Genes predisposing to homosexuality conferring advantage in heterosexuals, a kin selection effect, social prestige, helping relatives to survive by allocating to them material resources, childcare, and protection being freed from the burden of caring for one's own offspring (Wilson, 1975/1978). | ||
* Helper in the nest hypothesis claims that gay males tend to help in the household increasing the [[reproductive success]] of siblings,<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26089486</ref> however homosexuals do not actually seem to exhibit more kinship behavior.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/J_Bailey2/publication/247233162_Is_male_homosexuality_maintained_via_kin_selection/links/5a09db03aca272d40f411b26/Is-male-homosexuality-maintained-via-kin-selection.pdf</ref> This also does not really explain bisexuality. Exclusive homosexuality is also rare, so this cannot be a strong selective pressure. | |||
* An increase in fecundity in the females related to the homosexual (feminine) genes from (related to selection-mutation balance). | * An increase in fecundity in the females related to the homosexual (feminine) genes from (related to selection-mutation balance). | ||
* Homosexuality being a medical pathology often caused by developmental disturbances | * Homosexuality being a medical pathology often caused by developmental disturbances. | ||
* [https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Pathogenic_theory_of_homosexuality Pathogenic Theory of Homosexuality] | * [https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Pathogenic_theory_of_homosexuality Pathogenic Theory of Homosexuality] | ||
== Homophobia == | == Homophobia == | ||