fubarobfusco comments on When does heritable low fitness need to be explained? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 10 June 2015 04:35:45AM 8 points [-]

I'd imagine female homosexuality should have a similar effect.

Except that ... how to put this delicately? Historically, men who would prefer not to have sex with women have been more likely to get their way than women who would prefer not to have sex with men.

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 12 June 2015 08:32:44AM 0 points [-]

Additionally, a woman can choose to have sex just for procreation, whereas a man has to be attracted to the woman, or otherwise he won't be able to perform.

Comment author: Romashka 10 June 2015 04:02:05PM 0 points [-]

Perhaps in a matriarchal society having a man that belongs to no woman would provide some benefit for women who could not get a mate otherwise?