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Effeminate males are overrepresented among male homosexuals, but most look like regular men (see [[feminization]]).<ref name="harry1982">Harry 1982 https://archive.org/details/gaychildrengrown0000harr/</ref> | Effeminate males are overrepresented among male homosexuals, but most look like regular men (see [[feminization]]).<ref name="harry1982">Harry 1982 https://archive.org/details/gaychildrengrown0000harr/</ref> | ||
This article primarily covers male homosexuality as lesbians appear to have a lower significance for [[inceldom]] because refraining from reproductive sex is actually socially and individually often desired for women (double standard).<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Males_gained_peer_status_through_having_had_sex_and_females_lost_peer_status</ref> | This article primarily covers male homosexuality as lesbians appear to have a lower significance for [[inceldom]] because refraining from reproductive sex is actually socially and individually often desired for women whereas for males doing so tends to be regarded as an indicator of failure (double standard).<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Males_gained_peer_status_through_having_had_sex_and_females_lost_peer_status</ref> | ||
Lesbians are also cross-culturally more tolerated than male homosexuals,<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550619887785</ref> | Lesbians are also cross-culturally more tolerated than male homosexuals,<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550619887785</ref> | ||
possibly in part because lesbians less likely propagate STDs. | possibly also in part because lesbians less likely propagate STDs. | ||
Lesbians are a bit more often [[feminism|feminist]]s than heterosexuals.<ref>Worthen, M. G. F. (2018). “All the Gays Are Liberal?” Sexuality and Gender Gaps in Political Perspectives among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Mostly Heterosexual, and Heterosexual College Students in the Southern USA. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. doi:10.1007/s13178-018-0365-6 </ref> | Lesbians are a bit more often [[feminism|feminist]]s than heterosexuals.<ref>Worthen, M. G. F. (2018). “All the Gays Are Liberal?” Sexuality and Gender Gaps in Political Perspectives among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Mostly Heterosexual, and Heterosexual College Students in the Southern USA. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. doi:10.1007/s13178-018-0365-6</ref> | ||
It has been suggested | It has been suggested that lesbianism may have been [[sexual selection|sexually selected]] behavior by men preferring their [[polygyny|harem wives]] to get additional sexual pleasure from each other rather from other men as a means of [[paternity assurance]],<ref>https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=560351713504498712&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 See section "Male Tolerance"</ref> an idea that was [[triggered|not received well]] among [[LGBT]] activists.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201109034620/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2018/08/the-science-of-incels-all-the-reasons-why-some-men-can-t-find-a-partner.html</ref> | ||
Like male homosexuality, lesbianism is, however, also not universally accepted, possibly due to | Like male homosexuality, lesbianism is, however, also not universally accepted, possibly due to the high prevalence of social norms aimed at constraining overall female sexuality (see the [[slut]] article). | ||
== Prevalence and legitimacy == | == Prevalence and legitimacy == |