Human Homosexuality, Transsexuality and Evolution: A Critical Appraisal

Abstract excerpt

Homosexual behavior occurs naturally in many species of mammals. Among primates, homosexuality is an evolutionary innovation originating when the anthropoid lineage split from the prosimian linage, becoming prominent in socially complex old world primates. Many species possess multiple genders: multiple morphs within each sex. Homosexual behavior and transgender expression occur across all present-day human cultur...

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• Adaptation, Psychological
• Child Development
• Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
• Gender Identity
• Hypothalamus
• Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
• Outcome Assessment, Health Care
• Sexual function and dysfunction studies

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Literature Corpus work

81140748-f1d3-592a-ab00-4b98c8a28549

DOI

10.32942/x2396x