plus the argument doesn't hold up on any cross-cultural or historical comparisons. In the latter....the suggestion would be that homophobia INCREASED as men touched less in our society. This is clearly not true. Homophobia is at an all-time low in american society. And according to the argument....as homophobia lessens, men should start touching each other more. That's not happening.

And then cross-culturally.....there are WAYYYYY more homophobic societies wherein men DO touch more.

This argument is the equivalent of saying 'because it's hot in texas, people speak with a southern accent'. Well....it's hotter in many countries that don't have texan accents.....so that's obviously not the underlying cause.