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How Many Men are Homosexual or Bisexual?


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QUESTION:  I'm just curious.  How many men in our population are homosexuals
or bisexuals?

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ANSWER:  While there is no way to know exact percentages, random polls have
found that 2% of adult men claim to be homosexual, with another 2% considering
themselves bisexual.  The actual percentage of men who have ever had homo- or
bisexual relationships is higher for several reasons:

     1 - Many boys and teenagers experiment sexually with their own sex.
     2 - About 5% of men who claim they are heterosexuals say they also have
     interest in homosexual activity and, in fact, many in this group do
     report some physical relations with men.
     3 - In adult men, half of those who consider themselves homosexual also
     claim to have sexual relations with women.  One survey found that 86%
     of men claim they have never had a homosexual experience.  Of that group,
     92% say they haven't had a homosexual relationship past the age of
     twelve.

     Another statistic you may be interested in knowing--about 1% of men
report themselves as asexual.

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