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Yates, from Castle Vale, Birmingham, and Butler, from Yardley, Birmingham, both admitted having sex with an adult relative after appearing at Birmingham Crown Court earlier this month....
Her family's worst nightmare returned when Yates announced she had a 'new boyfriend' but was reluctant to introduce him to her family.
Insiders say the then 23-year-old tried to keep her new man's identity under wraps...
WHAT IS GSA?
Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA) is a term that describes the phenomenon of sexual attraction between close relatives, such as siblings, first and second cousins or a parent and offspring who first meet as adults.
It is not the same as incest, though this is what it is called if a sexual relationship is then entered into.
The term GSA was coined 30 years ago by American Barbara Gonyo. She wrote a book about the lust she felt for the adult son she had given up for adoption 26 years earlier. She never acted on her feelings.
GSA is rare between people raised together in early childhood due to a reverse sexual imprinting known as the Westermarck effect, which desensitizes them sexual attraction. Experts believe that this effect evolved to prevent inbreeding.
Originally posted by ldyserenity
I believe this is left over from the days when there was not much of a choice really oh and those royal families who wanted to keep it in the family so nobody else could rise to power (at least not without bloodshed).
Several factors may contribute to GSA. People commonly rank faces similar to their own as more attractive, trustworthy, etc. than average.[4] Heredity produces substantial physical similarity between close relatives. However, Bereczkei (2004) attributes this in part to childhood imprinting on the opposite-sex parent. Shared interests and personality traits are commonly considered desirable in a mate. The heritability of these qualities is a matter of great debate; to whatever extent they are heritable, they will tend to cluster in close relatives. In cases of parent-child attraction, the parent may recognize traits of their sometime mate in the child. Such reunions typically produce complex emotions in all involved.
Originally posted by ldyserenity
I believe this is left over from the days when there was not much of a choice really oh and those royal families who wanted to keep it in the family so nobody else could rise to power (at least not without bloodshed).
reverse sexual imprinting known as the Westermarck effect
Originally posted by LooksLikeWeMadeIt
here's my response to GSA. TMI. I don't want to know what you do in bed with your old man, your grandpop or your grandmom. when it comes to someone having sex with family members I'm perfectly fine with secrecy. look, I'm all about live and let live but that is some weird ass chit. and for what it's worth I say pin the majority of blame on her dad. the elder (adult) should know right from wrong and lead by example. I repeat,........ weird, weird chit.
WHAT IS GSA?
Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA) is a term that describes the phenomenon of sexual attraction between close relatives, such as siblings, first and second cousins or a parent and offspring who first meet as adults.