WNBA2K21 has the most sexuality diversity of any videogame ever made
Lesbians’ Testosterone > Straight Women’s Testosterone
Testosterone levels and competitiveness peaked around ovulation in athletic women (Crewther & Cook, 2018).
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Lesbians already have higher testosterone than straight women (Gartrell et al., 1977; Juster et al., 2016; Loraine, 1971; see also Emma Eklund et al., 2020). Eklund et al. (2017) & Bermon et al., (2018) found higher testosterone was associated with more lean muscle mass & explosiveness for female Olympians.
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Contraception Decreases Testosterone
Lesbians are less likely to be taking any contraceptive method than straight women (Charlton et al., 2019) & OCs tend to decrease testosterone levels (Crewther et…
Staying safe during the Twindemic of Prejudice & COVID
Coronavirus emerged in 2019 & we had vaccines for it by the end of 2020. The Prejudice Virus emerged alongside Adam & Steve, remains highly contagious, and has proven immune to most sociopolitical policy level vaccines. Given the dual threat we’re facing, here are some suggestions to protect yourself & those you love.
Layers of Protection from the Coronavirus
The CDC, WHO, health psychologists & MDs at UCSD, & others recommend the following 7 safety measures:
- Wear a mask (or 2)
- Wash your hands
- Watch your distance (at least 6 feet but maybe 10) (Bazant & Bush…
One ~XY Man’s~ Life In a ~X▲O◼ Woman’s~ MMORPG World
I always play as a woman.
In Final Fantasy 14 (FFXIV) I’m her, and her name is #GamerGirl
In real life, I identify as a chromosomal XY male, my gender identity is masculine, and my pronouns are he/his/him.
In my virtual MMORPG life, I identify as a X▲O◼ Woman, my gender identity is feminine, and my pronouns are she/hers/her.
My reasons for #GenderSwapping differ significantly between online MMORPG & single-player games. Across several pieces, I discuss the benefits of playing as a woman in Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games…
Consortium piece of the 19 Reasons Why series & associated COVID articles
My 2nd Dose ≠ Post-COVID Life (Yet)
19 Reasons Why
Reason 8: Women & Children First, Not Men & Children First
Triton Pride
UC San Diego — A National Leader Against COVID19
Cover Your Nose — Mask Adherence at UCSD (PreRegistered Study)
Layers of Protection
5 Ways To Be More Introverted
Boba Wears Mask
Our brains produce biases the way Google’s autofill search bar produces what it thinks we’re going to type. Eyes see dark skin… brain’s autofill predicts thug/aggression.
By 2023 we’ll have more voice assistants than people https://techcrunch.com/.../report-voice-assistants-in.../
COVID19 social distancing “increased the frequency with which voice assistant owners use their devices due to more time spent at home, prompting further integration with these products. In the United States, Siri, Alexa, Cortana, and Google Assistant — which collectively total an estimated 92.4% of U.S. market share for smartphone assistants — have traditionally featured female-sounding voices” (Chin & Robison, 2020).
One reason why men, regardless of sexuality, are more open to dating bisexuals than women, regardless of sexuality
Lover Sexuality Preference 1
Lover Sexuality Preference 2
Paternal uncertainty — men’s concern that they may not be raising their own genetic offspring — was a catalyzing selection pressure such that men evolved a plethora of mechanisms to avoid it (Buss, 2000; Buss, 2017). Thanks to DNA Testing (and the Maury Show), this could be considered an evolutionary mismatch.
That is, men’s desire for chastity in a partner, the pressure placed on women historically & currently to remain virgins until marriage, the invention of the Best Man & Honeymoon (see…
Men who play(ed) sports are more likely to date non-sports women than women who played sports are to date non-sports men
Men who played/play sports are more likely to date a woman who didn’t than women who played/play sports are to date men who didn’t, χ2 (1, N = 104) = 3.83, p = .05.
The HS sophomore who wore his varsity jacket in Sept despite the TX heat seems strategic now. …
The first day of the first mostly in-person Quarter in 18 months … since January — (early) March 2020.
Students really liked not having to worry about their hair/ makeup/ appearance because they could simply turn the camera off, as well as #Zoomchats enabling them to message the professor during lecture.
Days For Virtual Instruction
“The Mondays after Halloween & Thanksgiving Break are Zoom-Only days.
If you start feeling weird at all Monday or Tuesday, please don’t come to in-person lecture that Wednesday or Friday.”
Women & extraverts are most likely the gamers reviving you; though, surprisingly, not Pre-Meds
The Nurturers of Distant Worlds
White Mages are the primary healers of MMORPGs & RPGs. Whenever you’re in a difficult dungeon, facing challenging bosses, or just doing some quests with a group in general, White Mages are there to heal, revive, & support you. As such, it’s generally assumed that women are more likely to select a White Mage role for their avatars than men.
Investigations into the validity of this prediction have only provided partial merit: some confirm it for certain videogames whereas others find no difference for other videogames…
Surrogacy & Single Parenthood vs. Divorce & Risk Losing Custody
A secondary analysis of data from Nicola Carone et al. (2017) found that the risk of losing child custody due to divorce was among the factors motivating straight men’s desire to become a single father via surrogacy, χ2(1, N = 33) = 8.26, p = .004.
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