The Origins and Role of Same-sex Relations in Human SocietiesIn this groundbreaking work, the author challenges what some call the heterosexual myth, arguing that human sexuality is not as absolute as prevalent thought suggests. Drawing on historic and current data, the book instead argues that, historically, human sexuality has been ambiguous, and that very few humans are, by nature, exclusively homosexual or heterosexual. |
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Acknowledgments | 1 |
The Heterosexual Myth | 5 |
THE INHERITANCE OF NATURE | 11 |
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