I would instead argue that the reasons is that “men do not have sex with men” and “women do not have sex with women” is a cornerstone of the socially constructed part of gender, and going against this would necessitating people to drop a big part of their identity, which is unpleasant.
I generally like being a heterosexual man. Though maybe I’d prefer to be an asexual man. Being a homosexual man might be fun too.
But not being a man, seems like something that would change my values significantly. That’s obviously not something I want.
I generally like being a heterosexual man. Though maybe I’d prefer to be an asexual man. Being a homosexual man might be fun too.
But not being a man, seems like something that would change my values significantly. That’s obviously not something I want.