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Additionally, homosexuality and androphilia are somewhat heritable (around 40%),<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9251839</ref><ref>http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2449185</ref> all of which suggests homosexuality is an adaptation, i.e. that it increased men's [[reproductive success]] (RS) in the past. | Additionally, homosexuality and androphilia are somewhat heritable (around 40%),<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9251839</ref><ref>http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2449185</ref> all of which suggests homosexuality is an adaptation, i.e. that it increased men's [[reproductive success]] (RS) in the past. | ||
One can broadly distinguish ''slow'' and ''fast'' [[life history]] (LH) adaptations for male androphilia, where fast LH means low investment in the offspring (a result of r-selection) and slow LH means high investment (a result of K-selection). Fast LH adaptations tend to be more violent, primitive, feral, accompanied by earlier maturation, lower cultural and social sophistication | One can broadly distinguish ''slow'' and ''fast'' [[life history]] (LH) adaptations for male androphilia, where fast LH means low investment in the offspring (a result of r-selection) and slow LH means high investment (a result of K-selection). Fast LH adaptations tend to be more violent, primitive, feral, accompanied by earlier maturation, lower cultural and social sophistication, higher [[sex drive]] and more [[promiscuity]]. | ||
Fast and slow LH adpatations for male androphilia are not mutually exclusive, though fast LH adaptations are more ancient. | Fast and slow LH adpatations for male androphilia are not mutually exclusive, though fast LH adaptations are more ancient. | ||