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Originally Posted by Edpsy77
Keep in mind when I use the term aggression I am talking about degree. The reports that I have read contend that straight men are far more likely to use violent physical aggression than gay men. Evolutionary psychologists contend that one of the fundumental reasons why straight men committ more violent acts than straight women is that straight men have more testosterone than straight women. There are reports that assert straight men and gay men have the same level of testosterone. Thus, it is puzzling why straight men committ substantially more acts of violent, physical agression than their male counterparts. I would expect straight men and gay men to be equally violent according Darwinian belief.
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You poste an interesting question
although I am no authority on this matter, I would think that Homosexual males cannels the aggressive impulses, that comes as a result of Testosterone, in a different way than a straight man.
This change of channelization, is a result of a, what shall I say, independence from the heterosexual norms.
For example:
A straight man may channel his aggressive impulses in a wry direct manner (in the form of physical violence) because it is expected of him.
The need to be “the alpha man” is deeply embedded in our genes, as well as our culture, the same gene, the “alpha man gene” if you want, lies in homosexuals, but due to the fact that they are ruled less by heterosexual norms they have a lesser need to be as aggressive towards others.
In other words: Homosexual males are less aggressive than heterosexuals because they don’t feel the need to impress females.
The energy which is normally (I use this expression lightly) spent establishing yourself as a alpha man, is by homosexuals (and maybe to a lesser degree, us bisexuals) in other pursuits, which may also explain why so many homosexuals tends to excel in their fields.
I hope I have made myself understood, and please bear in mind that this is my personal theory and dos not necessarily have scientific basis, for that reason I will appreciate to be corrected if my theory contains any flaws as a result of incorrect data.
Yours truly
Canis_Lupus
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