Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

Study picks up same trend we see in OECD nations: more women *report* same-sex attraction. Researchers want to know why & jump to evolution

There is plethora of research that already explains this: it is *relatively* more socially acceptable for women to admit same-sex attraction

#Sociology studies 3 broad elements of sexuality: identity, attraction and behaviour. These 3 do not always match up in ways people expect.

People may have heterosexual identity but experience desire for same gender, or may have one or several sexual encounters with same gender

Heterosexual women are more willing to report same sex attraction & have acted on it. Hetero men less likely to act on same sex attraction

Heterosexual men experience higher psychosocial distress when they have same sex attraction because homophobia is stronger for them

Norms about desire in Western culture have changed over time, shaping sexual behaviour. Women's sexuality was once pathologised as excessive

Laws governing age of sexual consent today are different for hetero people, gay men & lesbians because of the legacy of Queen Victoria