The Puzzle: Exploring the Evolutionary Puzzle of Male Homosexuality

by Louis A. Berman

Here is a fresh and readable solution to a major Darwinian puzzle. Homosexual acts do not lead to reproduction, which to Darwin was the major shaper of a species, yet male homosexuals appear in virtually every society--ancient, traditional and modern. The Puzzle describes homosexual life as it exists in the U.S. and in a number of other cultures, drawing upon field work, surveys, clinical work, and the writings of gay men themselves. The author's by-product theory is backed by evidence from anthropology, laboratory biology, and experimental psychology. In an Epilogue, the author discusses some practical issues, social and psychological, related to homosexuality.

604 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2003

Reviews

[Mark]

Utter crap by a Homophobe