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Some forms of homoerotic behavior were accepted in 64% of the 76 cultures studied.<ref name="ref5"></ref> While bisexuality was very common in human history, men exclusively pursuing other men has probably always been weird due to how rare it was and still is. Even today, despite high levels of gay acceptance,<ref>Only 22% of U.S. population opposes homosexuality http://www.gallup.com/poll/163697/approve-marriage-blacks-whites.aspx</ref> only less than 2% of men identify as exclusively homosexual,<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_sexual_orientation</ref> and very few of them keep that identity for long,<ref name="fluidref">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235906255_Physiological_Evidence_for_a_Mostly_Heterosexual_Orientation_Among_Men</ref> though much more men may have some androphilia alongside their gynephilia, i.e. bisexuality,<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8772014</ref> which will be the main subject of this wiki article. | Some forms of homoerotic behavior were accepted in 64% of the 76 cultures studied.<ref name="ref5"></ref> While bisexuality was very common in human history, men exclusively pursuing other men has probably always been weird due to how rare it was and still is. Even today, despite high levels of gay acceptance,<ref>Only 22% of U.S. population opposes homosexuality http://www.gallup.com/poll/163697/approve-marriage-blacks-whites.aspx</ref> only less than 2% of men identify as exclusively homosexual,<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_sexual_orientation</ref> and very few of them keep that identity for long,<ref name="fluidref">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235906255_Physiological_Evidence_for_a_Mostly_Heterosexual_Orientation_Among_Men</ref> though much more men may have some androphilia alongside their gynephilia, i.e. bisexuality,<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8772014</ref> which will be the main subject of this wiki article. | ||
In much of Oceania, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa, and parts of Asia, homosexuality remains illegal and severely punishable, with some countries having a death penalty for it.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1529100616637616</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/05/12/gambias-president-threatens-to-slit-the-throats-of-gay-men/</ref> | In much of Oceania, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa, and parts of Asia, homosexuality remains illegal and severely punishable, with some countries having a death penalty for it.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1529100616637616</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/05/12/gambias-president-threatens-to-slit-the-throats-of-gay-men/</ref> | ||
In many countries, including Western countries, treatments for homosexuality have been devised which have proven effective,<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/003329410209000316.2</ref> which isn't surprising since nearly all men with androphilia have normal gynephilia anyhow. | |||
== Evolution == | == Evolution == | ||