New rearch shows the gen that make men gay appear to make their mothers and nts more reproductively succsful.
Contents:
- GENR ROL THE RELATNSHIPS OF LBIANS AND GAY MEN
- STUDY SAYS BRAS OF GAY MEN AND WOMEN ARE SIAR
- WHY STRAIGHT WOMEN AND GAY MEN MAKE THE BT OF FRIENDS
- WHY ARE THERE GAY WOMEN?
- WHY ARE THERE GAY MEN?
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TEENS
GENR ROL THE RELATNSHIPS OF LBIANS AND GAY MEN
Recent rearch on gay male and lbian upl suggts that tradnal genr-role-playg sometim occurs their relatnships, though is ls mon than the relatnships of heterosexuals. This paper briefly explor three issu raised by the fdgs. First, we nsir reasons wh … * gay male and female *
Genr rol the relatnships of lbians and gay men. J Homosex. Recent rearch on gay male and lbian upl suggts that tradnal genr-role-playg sometim occurs their relatnships, though is ls mon than the relatnships of heterosexuals.
Interactn of sex role self-ncept wh relatnship qualy and relatnship beliefs married, heterosexual habg, gay, and lbian upl. Theoretil nsiratns psychotherapy wh gay men and lbians. The femy and masculy of partners heterosexual and homosexual relatnships.
"I only read about myself on bathroom walls": the need for rearch on the mental health of lbians and gay men. Scientists at the Stockholm Bra Instute Swen report the Proceedgs of the Natnal Amy of Scienc USA that gay men and straight women share siar tras—most notably the size of their bras and the activy of the amygdala—an area of the bra tied to emotn, anxiety and aggrsn.
STUDY SAYS BRAS OF GAY MEN AND WOMEN ARE SIAR
Prev studi have examed bra differenc between gay and straight people on the basis of their rpons to var tasks, such as ratg the attractivens of other people.
The rearchers ed MRIs to terme the volume and shap of the bras of 90 volunteers—25 straight and 20 gay members of each sex. They found that the straight men and gay women had asymmetril bras; that is, the cerebm (the largt part of the bra, which is rponsible for thought, sensory procsg, movement and planng) was larger on the right hemisphere of the bra than on the left. In ntrast, they found that women and gay men had symmetril cerebms.
They found that gay men and women, the blood flowed to areas volved fear and anxiety, whereas straight men and lbians tend to flow to pockets lked to aggrsn. In ls acceptg tim, straight women who enjoyed the pany of gay men were lled “fag hags. There's jt somethg unique about the iendship between straight gals and gay guys.
WHY STRAIGHT WOMEN AND GAY MEN MAKE THE BT OF FRIENDS
Studi show that gay men shower straight women wh a sort of attentn that straight men simply don't offer them. For stance, straight women feel that gay men accept and admire them for their ner bety, not their outer appearance. Subsequently, women wh more gay iends feel sexier and more self-nfint about their bodi by parison to women who don't have gay iends.
Siarly, gay men make straight women feel more appreciated for their personaly than do straight men.
Perhaps unsurprisgly, women say their iendships wh gay people are more hont and secure than those wh straight dividuals, male or female. And rearch shows that gay men also have a special place their hearts for their straight girliends. In other words, is the bond between straight women-gay man iends unique bee they n provi each other hont, unbiased romantic advice?
WHY ARE THERE GAY WOMEN?
Relatnships between straights and straights and gays and gays are notorly ght wh difficulty. Admtedly, by parison to straight iendships, the rearch on gay male iendships is sorely lackg. What ltle there is shows that gay men's iendships wh each other n also be petive the sexual arena.
WHY ARE THERE GAY MEN?
The thors suggt the possibily that gay men may pete for mat the same way that straight women do wh each other, though they note remas to be studied. Conversely, Rsell and his lleagu argue that the iendships between straight women and gay men are ee of such plitns. In orr to vtigate whether straight women and gay men see each other as the most tstworthy advisers on matters of the heart, the thors vised a clever puter task.
They had 88 straight women and 58 gay men view fake Facebook profil and were asked:.
” Straight women and gay men were prented wh different targets, reflectg their rpective matg orientatns.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TEENS
Female participants viewed fict Facebook profil belongg to eher straight women, straight men, or gay men. Gay male participants were asked to look at fake profil belongg to lbians, gay men, or straight women. Lbians were add as a target bee although they have ltle mon wh gay men, they are also unlikely to give biased love life advice.
Naturally, the straight female target profile picture was different than that of gay and straight mal (the same was ed for both); sexual preference was tailored acrdgly. Straight women perceived the romantic advice of gay men to be signifintly more tstworthy than that of straight men and women, who were equally ls helpful.
But gay men weren't any more likely to help them fd them a mate than the straight targets.