That doesn't really explain why the trait would stay with "us", does it? No. But this does.
Psychologist: Gays help perpetuate race -
Psychologist Frank Muscarella, an associate professor at Barry
University, has come to a conclusion that at first seems to be a
contradiction: Homosexuality helps perpetuate the human race and other
species.
''The theory holds that homosexual individuals in early human
societies may have helped close family members, either directly or
indirectly, to reproduce more successfully,'' Muscarella, 41, writes in a
study to be published by the Journal of Homosexuality. ''Thus, genes for
homosexuality would have been passed on indirectly through relatives.''
Muscarella, who also wrote a recently published professional study
called The Homoerotic Behavior That Never Evolved, acknowledges his theory
''flies in the face of all contemporary thinking,'' but gives several
examples in humans and baboons.
In early times, young men and women would leave home and form
alliances with others. These bonds often were with people of the same
gender and would include sexual relations. Through these alliances, they
would protect each other from enemies and help each other survive through
adulthood, Muscarella said.
''The individuals survived long enough to ultimately reproduce,''
Muscarella said. (...)
Muscarella's theory is based upon the ''emerging field of evolutionary
psychology,'' which, he writes, ''examines human behavior in terms of its
adaptive value -- that is, its ability to contribute, either directly or
indirectly, to survival and reproduction.''
He says his theory ''lends itself perfectly to an evolutionary
analysis.'' |
