- Scientist says female same-sex attraction has continued because it pleases men
- The trait makes them less likely to cheat with other men, he claimed
- About a fifth of women say they experience a degree of same-sex attraction
A male scientist has been vilified after saying he had solved one of the mysteries of evolution – why large numbers of heterosexual women find other women sexually attractive.
Menelaos Apostolou, from the University of Cyprus, says it is because men find it a turn-on to have a partner who is sexually attracted to other women.
Same-sex attraction in straight women has continued because men are happy to have female partners who also fancy the same sex.
Professor Menelaos Apostolou claimed same-sex attraction in straight women has continued because men are happy to have female partners who also fancy the same sex (stock image)
The trait makes them less likely to cheat with other men, Professor Apostolou claimed. But critics poured scorn on the study.
One woman tweeted: ‘Lesbians: I’m a woman who loves women. I’m attracted to women and only women because women are great. Men: How can I make this about me?’
Another wrote: ‘I want to kick that guy in the face.’
Professor Apostolou replied: ‘This paper aims predominantly to account for the evolutionary origins of same-sex attraction in heterosexual women, and does not address lesbianism.’
About a fifth of women say they experience a degree of same-sex attraction.