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Psychometric and Faciometric Support for Observable Facial Feminization in Gay Men.

Journal of homosexuality - 1 Jan 2019

Robertson Julia M, Kingsley Barbara E, Ford Gina C

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Though male homosexuality appears to be evolutionarily paradoxical, phenotypic feminization has been offered as a route for three current models positing a genetic basis for male homosexuality. We tested whether facial feminization is observable in gay men in two studies. In Study 1, using two composite images of gay and of heterosexual men, naive participants (N = 308) rated the "gay" face more highly on...

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PMID: 29185871
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1411692

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