>Homophobia and preference are two different things.
>
>At a certain point, a man typically prefers that touch from a
>woman.

there are men all over the world who are attracted to women but don't have the same issues we have w/touching other men PLATONICALLY.

the article proposes some reasons why men lose the ability to touch platonically.

you've hit on exactly what the article says is a problem - that boys are socialized by their parents and other caretakers not to be touched. and so then they go through puberty and develop and identify strong sexual feelings. by the time they become men the only touch that's recognized as okay is sexual or athletic. platonic touch is all but lost.

the writer says this is a problem for men's mental and emotional health.