Homosexuality may have evolved for social, not sexual reasons
- Written by Andrew Barron, Professor, Macquarie University
We propose same-sex attraction evolved to allow greater social integration and stronger same-sex social bonds. SHUTTERSTOCKHow did homosexuality in humans evolve?
Typically, this question is posed as a paradox.
The argument is this: gay sex alone can’t produce children, and for traits to evolve, they have to be passed onto children, who get...





