In many civilizations in the past, male-male and female-female bonding was less stigmatized and more widespread. Take the example of Ancient Greece. I know Ancient Greece may be used perhaps all too often, but it is exemplary of the potential of sexuality when taboos and concepts of what 'sexuality actually means' are all brought down.
In modern day society, if a young person falls in love with someone of the same sex; the society around this person quickly labels him as gay. The same thing goes for a person who falls in love with the opposite sex, but they are labelled as straight. Suddenly, this boy quickly identifies himself as gay/straight because of 'one' particular experience, and so he subconsciously begins searching for ONE particular gender. In societies where the distinctions between 'gay' and 'straight' do not exist, the boy need not identify with a particular sexuality so there is a greater chance that he might next fall in love with either gender. That is why in many civilizations, pansexuality is apparently much more prevalent. It is also why I hate it when people say 'you must be gay' or 'you must be straight' when somebody inquires on their sexuality based on one particular relationship or sentiment towards 'one' particular person. In the Animal Kingdom, sexuality is much more fluid than it is in Western human society. We could say that it is more likely for an animal to be bisexual than a human. Why? Are we not animals too?
In modern day society, if a young person falls in love with someone of the same sex; the society around this person quickly labels him as gay. The same thing goes for a person who falls in love with the opposite sex, but they are labelled as straight. Suddenly, this boy quickly identifies himself as gay/straight because of 'one' particular experience, and so he subconsciously begins searching for ONE particular gender. In societies where the distinctions between 'gay' and 'straight' do not exist, the boy need not identify with a particular sexuality so there is a greater chance that he might next fall in love with either gender. That is why in many civilizations, pansexuality is apparently much more prevalent. It is also why I hate it when people say 'you must be gay' or 'you must be straight' when somebody inquires on their sexuality based on one particular relationship or sentiment towards 'one' particular person. In the Animal Kingdom, sexuality is much more fluid than it is in Western human society. We could say that it is more likely for an animal to be bisexual than a human. Why? Are we not animals too?