It's all to do with masculinity. Boys are taught to be strong and manly and this defines the personality of a lot of men.
To somehow challenge their masculinity is to challenge their whole persona. And it might be scary.
Evolutionary speaking of a strong make showed weakness, other males were there to ridicule or even fight him for his dominion. Women also primarily valued and in some sense still do on average, a man who is strong, manly, and can defend, take care of them.
But obviously not all men are afraid. And it's not like being gay must mean you're weak.
Why do straight guys fear being gay so much?
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It's all to do with masculinity. Boys are taught to be strong and manly and this defines the personality of a lot of men.
To somehow challenge their masculinity is to challenge their whole persona. And it might be scary.
Evolutionary speaking of a strong make showed weakness, other males were there to ridicule or even fight him for his dominion. Women also primarily valued and in some sense still do on average, a man who is strong, manly, and can defend, take care of them.
But obviously not all men are afraid. And it's not like being gay must mean you're weak.