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[[File:Disgust.jpg|thumb|[[Neurotypical]] men feel disgust seeing two men kissing.<ref name="kissing">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2017.1328459</ref><ref name="disgust">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00918369.2018.1553349</ref>]] | [[File:Disgust.jpg|thumb|[[Neurotypical]] men feel disgust seeing two men kissing.<ref name="kissing">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19419899.2017.1328459</ref><ref name="disgust">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00918369.2018.1553349</ref>]] | ||
'''Homosexuality''' is same-sex sexual attraction or behavior with lots of political drama associated with it. Only less than 2% of the adult population identifies as exclusively homosexual,<ref name="wikidemo"></ref> and 66% of them change their identity to heterosexual after five years.<ref name="fluid"></ref> Among today's teens, homosexuality is more common, but nearly all of teen homosexuals choose to identify as heterosexual later on.<ref name="fluid"></ref> | '''Homosexuality''' is same-sex sexual attraction or behavior with lots of political drama associated with it. Only less than 2% of the adult population identifies as exclusively homosexual,<ref name="wikidemo"></ref> and 66% of them change their identity to heterosexual after five years.<ref name="fluid"></ref> Among today's teens, homosexuality is more common, but nearly all of teen homosexuals choose to identify as heterosexual later on.<ref name="fluid"></ref> | ||
Male homosexuals come in multiple different manifestations. A minority of (presumably) [[life history|fast-life strategists]] is known to engage in an excessive, anonymous and [[promiscuity|promisuous]] lifestyle. Unlimited by [[sex drive|female coyness]], this tiny minority accounts for the ''majority'' of infections with some sexually transmissible diseases. This fact is a taboo in Western countries due to how politicized the topic has become. However, the majority of homosexuals has comparable sex frequencies as heterosexuals,<ref name="dgstats">https://timrfisher.tripod.com/dgstats.htm</ref> with most engaging in benign homosociality and sexual curiosity, in fact, a larger share of about 10% of all men has such bisexual curiosities at least once in their lifetime.<ref name="wikidemo"></ref> Effeminate males are overrepresented among homosexuals, but most look like regular guys (see [[feminization]]). | Male homosexuals come in multiple different manifestations. A minority of (presumably) [[life history|fast-life strategists]] is known to engage in an excessive, anonymous and [[promiscuity|promisuous]] lifestyle. Unlimited by [[sex drive|female coyness]], this tiny minority accounts for the ''majority'' of infections with some sexually transmissible diseases. This fact is a taboo in Western countries due to how politicized the topic has become. However, the majority of homosexuals has comparable sex frequencies as heterosexuals,<ref name="dgstats">https://timrfisher.tripod.com/dgstats.htm</ref> with most engaging in benign homosociality and sexual curiosity, in fact, a larger share of about 10% of all men has such bisexual curiosities at least once in their lifetime.<ref name="wikidemo"></ref> Effeminate males are overrepresented among homosexuals, but most look like regular guys (see [[feminization]]).<ref name="harry1982">Harry 1982 https://archive.org/details/gaychildrengrown0000harr/</ref> | ||
This article primarily covers male homosexuality. Lesbians appear to have a lower significance for [[inceldom]] and are universally a bit more tolerated than male homosexuals.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550619887785</ref> | This article primarily covers male homosexuality. Lesbians appear to have a lower significance for [[inceldom]] and are universally a bit more tolerated than male homosexuals.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550619887785</ref> | ||
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=== Slow life history adaptations === | === Slow life history adaptations === | ||
A large share of male homosexuals exhibits quite the opposite to fast [[life history]] traits, namely slow maturation and feminine traits. In fact, as an overall group, homosexuals tend to be feminized compared to the overall population. Harry (1982) found that 42 percent of his gay respondents were 'sissies' during childhood compared to only 11% in his heterosexual sample.<ref> | A large share of male homosexuals exhibits quite the opposite to fast [[life history]] traits, namely slow maturation and feminine traits. In fact, as an overall group, homosexuals tend to be feminized compared to the overall population. Harry (1982) found that 42 percent of his gay respondents were 'sissies' during childhood compared to only 11% in his heterosexual sample.<ref name="harry1982"></ref> Saghir and Robins (1973, 18) found that about one-third of their gay respondents deviated from gender norms, while only 3 percent of their heterosexual sample.<ref>Saghir and Robins (1973, 18)</ref> | ||
The phenomenon of feminized homosexuals can either be explained by [[mutation|mutational load]] or toxins causing a [[feminization]] causing a feminine phenotype overall (including androphilia). Alternatively, adaptations for androphilia (to the extent it is adaptive at all) may developmentally necessitate an overall more feminine phenotype. An alternative explanation is that K-selection has acted on males and homosexuality, for example by the following mechanisms: | The phenomenon of feminized homosexuals can either be explained by [[mutation|mutational load]] or toxins causing a [[feminization]] causing a feminine phenotype overall (including androphilia). Alternatively, adaptations for androphilia (to the extent it is adaptive at all) may developmentally necessitate an overall more feminine phenotype. An alternative explanation is that K-selection has acted on males and homosexuality, for example by the following mechanisms: | ||