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Furthermore, lesbians are cross-culturally a bit more tolerated than male homosexuals,<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550619887785</ref> | Furthermore, lesbians are cross-culturally a bit more tolerated than male homosexuals,<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550619887785</ref> | ||
possibly also in part because lesbians less likely propagate STDs. | possibly also in part because lesbians less likely propagate STDs. | ||
It has been suggested that lesbianism | It has been suggested that lesbianism is [[sexual selection|sexually selected]] behavior stemming from 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> | ||
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). | 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). | ||
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> | ||