First of all...
That's how all of the headlines are putting it, though, so there you go. Here's one of the many articles on this.
There couldn't be any other possible explanation. Not any medical conditions that could have made a female skeleton virilized, not an intersex person who lived as a woman, not a male shaman buried in an atypical way, not a male who was part of the domestic sphere for one reason or another instead of a hunter. Nope, must be gay, despite the fact that "gay" is a modern social description that would have been meaningless to that culture.The cave-dweller was placed in his grave with his head pointing eastward, along with several domestic pots and jugs, scientists said.
Men of this era were typically buried pointing westward, surrounded by weapons such as battle axes and knives, and other tools.