Gay men tend to be shorter than heterosexual men
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Gay men tend to be shorter than heterosexual men
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#3The thing I found most interesting about this article was the hard number on the percentage of the male population that is homosexual - 1.97%.
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#4The thing I found most interesting about this article was the hard number on the percentage of the male population that is homosexual - 1.97%.
Out of interest is this higher or lower that your own perceived percentage?
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#5The thing I found most interesting about this article was the hard number on the percentage of the male population that is homosexual - 1.97%.
Out of interest is this higher or lower that your own perceived percentage?
Not parent, but I've usually been quoted that 5% of the population is homosexual and that this number is even throughout cultures, though in some cultures it is suppressed, meaning much fewer are "active" homosexuals.
It is statement that I've heard several times in academia, but am still a bit puzzled at how it was reached.
Re: Gay men tend to be shorter than heterosexual men
#6The thing I found most interesting about this article was the hard number on the percentage of the male population that is homosexual - 1.97%.
Out of interest is this higher or lower that your own perceived percentage?
It is surprisingly close to my personal anecdotal estimate, but is far smaller than the 5% number I see quoted regularly in the press. It is great to have a hard number rather than some unsourced estimate.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Out of interest is this higher or lower that your own perceived percentage?
Not parent, but I've usually been quoted that 5% of the population is homosexual and that this number is even throughout cultures, though in some cultures it is suppressed, meaning much fewer are "active" homosexuals. It is statement that I've heard several times in academia, but am still a bit puzzled at how it was reached.
You can read all about the subject here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_demographics_of_the_Uni...
TLDR: responses vary widely depending on the survey method used. IMO, the higher numbers are more believable because there are subjectively tons of skittish gay dudes.
Re: Gay men tend to be shorter than heterosexual men
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Out of interest is this higher or lower that your own perceived percentage?
Not parent, but I've usually been quoted that 5% of the population is homosexual and that this number is even throughout cultures, though in some cultures it is suppressed, meaning much fewer are "active" homosexuals. It is statement that I've heard several times in academia, but am still a bit puzzled at how it was reached.
LGBT activists tend to deliberately exaggregate this number to increase their perceived importance. If you have a political ambitions then you'd better represent 5% of society, not 1.97 %.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not parent, but I've usually been quoted that 5% of the population is homosexual and that this number is even throughout cultures, though in some cultures it is suppressed, meaning much fewer are "active" homosexuals. It is statement that I've heard several times in academia, but am still a bit puzzled at how it was reached.
You can read all about the subject here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_demographics_of_the_Uni... TLDR: responses vary widely depending on the survey method used. IMO, the higher numbers are more believable because there are subjectively tons of skittish gay dudes.
The number is 3.6%.
This was the survey done in the Netherlands a few years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_sexual_orienta...
NL is a very liberal, small and tolerant society - thus is a much better sample than the US (where being gay may still not be looked upon favorably by a large part of the population).
Re: Gay men tend to be shorter than heterosexual men
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can read all about the subject here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_demographics_of_the_Uni... TLDR: responses vary widely depending on the survey method used. IMO, the higher numbers are more believable because there are subjectively tons of skittish gay dudes.
The number is 3.6%. This was the survey done in the Netherlands a few years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_sexual_orienta... NL is a very liberal, small and tolerant society - thus is a much better sample than the US (where being gay may still not be looked upon favorably by a large part of the population).
I'm not sure why, after seeing dozens of different surveys with different numbers, you would somehow come to the conclusion that that one is correct, without expressing any uncertainty.
Even if most people there support gay rights, many men can still be closeted.