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What does sexual orientation orient? A biobehavioral model distinguishing romantic love and sexual desire.
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A biobehavioral model of love and desire is developed that specifies that the evolved processes underlying sexual desire and affectional bonding are functionally independent; the processes underlying affectionalonding are not intrinsically oriented toward other-gender or same-gender partners; and the biobeHavioral links betweenLove and desire are bidirectional, particularly among women.Abstract:
Although it is typically presumed that heterosexual individuals only fall in love with other-gender partners and gay-lesbian individuals only fall in love with same-gender partners, this is not always so. The author develops a biobehavioral model of love and desire to explain why. The model specifies that (a) the evolved processes underlying sexual desire and affectional bonding are functionally independent; (b) the processes underlying affectional bonding are not intrinsically oriented toward other-gender or same-gender partners: (c) the biobehavioral links between love and desire are bidirectional, particularly among women. These claims are supported by social-psychological, historical, and cross-cultural research on human love and sexuality as well as by evidence regarding the evolved biobehavioral mechanisms underlying mammalian mating and social bonding.read more
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Intersectional Invisibility: The Distinctive Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiple Subordinate-Group Identities
TL;DR: In this paper, a model of intersectional invisibility is developed and evidence from historical narratives, cultural representations, interest-group politics, and anti-discrimination legal frameworks is used to illustrate its utility.
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Beyond global sociosexual orientations: A more differentiated look at sociosexuality and its effects on courtship and romantic relationships.
Lars Penke,Jens B. Asendorpf +1 more
TL;DR: 3 theoretically meaningful components of sociosexuality are established: past behavioral experiences, the attitude toward uncommitted sex, and soci homosexual desire (all measured by a revised version of the Sociosexual Orientation Inventory): within couples, the 3 components showed distinct degrees of assortative mating and distinct effects on the romantic partner.
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LGB and Questioning Students in Schools: The Moderating Effects of Homophobic Bullying and School Climate on Negative Outcomes
TL;DR: Results indicate that schools have the ability to lessen negative outcomes for LGB and sexually questioning students through creating positive climates and reducing homophobic teasing.
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Female bisexuality from adolescence to adulthood: results from a 10-year longitudinal study.
TL;DR: Findings demonstrate that the distinction between lesbianism and bisexuality is a matter of degree rather than kind.
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A Sex Difference in the Specificity of Sexual Arousal
TL;DR: The results for females are unlikely to be explained by ascertainment biases, and suggest that sexual arousal patterns play fundamentally different roles in male and female sexuality.
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