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19: The Science of Gay, How Many Songs Fit in DNA, and Niche Sports
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Are You More Likely to Pass on Your Genes?
A lot of theories rely on the idea that being gay or engaging in same-sex behavior has a genetic component. These all make sense for animals, but do we have human ones as well? One theory is mate attraction - imitating heterosexual intercourse may help initiate sex with a member of the opposite sex. If you are willing to perform these sexual favors, you're more likely to survive in your group,. And then more likely to pass on your genes. So... That totally makes sense as ... Sociality is like such a defining trait of more, you know, complex animals, like apes. There's a bunch more theories just in the show titled Homosexual Behavior in Animals, An Evolutionary
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