Gay men and straight women like to smell the same things

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	Gay men and straight women like to smell the same things

zasel

6-21-2007 4:39 PM

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zasel says:

So, it all comes down to which smells we prefer, eh? Of course that is a gross simplification, but it is interesting that women and gay men are aroused by the same pheromones, and straight men go for something entirely different.

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