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Percentage of homosexuals in the world

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Has anyone read/saw a study that gives an approximate percentage of gay men in a population or in humans in general?

I have this number in my head: 10%. I may have heard it somewhere but I hope to have a more concrete study if it is available.
 
impregnator said:
Has anyone read/saw a study that gives an approximate percentage of gay men in a population or in humans in general?

I have this number in my head: 10%. I may have heard it somewhere but I hope to have a more concrete study if it is available.
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I've heard that statistic too. Honestly, sexuality is nearly impossible to measure, since it's so fluid and can only be self-identified. We have to assume that everyone that is interviewed knows what their orientation is, and is telling the truth about it. Those two things combined make the studies pretty much useless.

I think the percentage of self-identified homosexuals/bisexuals is around 4%-6%... I'm just pulling it off the top of my head, I think I've seen it somewhere.
 
^Yeah, the Iranian president said that there are no homosexuals in his country. He was speaking in an American University. Really what a douche!!
 
^ i believe there are more homos in Iran:

1/ because homos fucked women and have many many kids there
2/ less homos in open minded/liberal countries because homos don't have kids .
 
I think KINSEY reported about 10% in his "studies in what? the 1950's?

keeping in mind that this is most likely based on a small sample -- small in relationship to the actual population. and how many he could even get to "admit" it behind closed doors.

So while 10% might have seemed perfectly reasonable at the time - based on the stats and "expounded calculations" - I'm thinking the number is higher than that !!

So there ! - "Don't believe ANYTHING you read on the internet"- unless it's somebody on here raving about my big cock.
 
here ya go:

How many of these men are gay?

gay-men.jpg
 
BINOWGAYLATER said:
I think KINSEY reported about 10% in his "studies in what? the 1950's?

keeping in mind that this is most likely based on a small sample -- small in relationship to the actual population. and how many he could even get to "admit" it behind closed doors.

So while 10% might have seemed perfectly reasonable at the time - based on the stats and "expounded calculations" - I'm thinking the number is higher than that !!

So there ! - "Don't believe ANYTHING you read on the internet"- unless it's somebody on here raving about my big cock.
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LULZ. Pretty humble, eh? But seriously, I think if u add gays and bisexuals, they have to be more than 10%


BINOWGAYLATER said:
here ya go:

How many of these men are gay?

gay-men.jpg
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You tell me ;)
 
The number that is usually thrown around is 10%... but as said before, that is based on older data.

I was recently reading several things regarding the numbers of LGBTQ people in our population (I'll have to try to find those articles again), and it basically says that experts today feel that percentage is far too low. They feel that we may never get a true, accurate assessment on the actual number within the population for a number of reasons. Most still don't necessarily answer these types of things honestly, nor accurately...and there is never really any way you can truly tell. You are going on what people say in whatever census or study...and true accuracy and honesty is practically impossible to come by. And then you take into account that we are in a hetero-normative world...

Then you look at the research from experts, sociologists and such on bisexuality - where evidence shows that more people may fall somewhere in the gray area, but considering the world we live in...again, accurately assessing that is nearly impossible, for various reasons.

And then you've got people today who don't go by the traditional 'labels'...and the more fluid ways younger generations view sexuality...and you've got a lot of things that make it seem damn near impossible to really find out.


Homosexuality and Bisexuality will still be the minority, but the numbers may be more than any of us will ever really realize.
 
paintact said:
The number that is usually thrown around is 10%... but as said before, that is based on older data.

I was recently reading several things regarding the numbers of LGBTQ people in our population (I'll have to try to find those articles again), and it basically says that experts today feel that percentage is far too low. They feel that we may never get a true, accurate assessment on the actual number within the population for a number of reasons. Most still don't necessarily answer these types of things honestly, nor accurately...and there is never really any way you can truly tell. You are going on what people say in whatever census or study...and true accuracy and honesty is practically impossible to come by. And then you take into account that we are in a hetero-normative world...

Then you look at the research from experts, sociologists and such on bisexuality - where evidence shows that more people may fall somewhere in the gray area, but considering the world we live in...again, accurately assessing that is nearly impossible, for various reasons.

And then you've got people today who don't go by the traditional 'labels'...and the more fluid ways younger generations view sexuality...and you've got a lot of things that make it seem damn near impossible to really find out.


Homosexuality and Bisexuality will still be the minority, but the numbers may be more than any of us will ever really realize.
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I agree 100% with your analysis. But guys, do you think that there are men who are on the ends of the spectrum? 100% straight or 100% gay? That is taking into conisderation a scale, for example the one used by Kinsey. I thibk sexuality is fluid and may vary during a person's lifetime in degrees. What do you think?
 
I was looking through the 2010 USA census data and saw that most districts in the country report 1% of households containing a homosexual couple. Rather than being a small number, it actually makes my head spin to think of 6 million people in the country comfortable enough in their relationship to both live together and report it to the government. This even though we can't get married in most states and we don't have the same social structures that promote co-habitating monogamy that hetero couples have.

That's the most amazing 1% I've ever seen.
 
and of all "homosexuals" I would go out on a limb and say that most are not 'coupled" ....as in the census report.... so that just means that there are many many more (single) ones.

and yes - I think there certainly are 100% gay peeps - who would just cringe at the thought of a pussy .. even tho many of them have cats.

but when I read about straight guys who insist - "'I'm straight - I just get off on looking at hot guys and big cocks." I remain confused. I can't call them liars - i just have issues understanding their perspective.
 
More than you think, I've always had a hunch gays and bi's weren't a minority. That 10% is an outdated figure.

It's impossible to get an exact figure because sexuality isn't just black or white but I personally believe it's around a quarter of men in this world are gay. Bi guys... it's a bit higher than that. By my guess and experience with gaydar over the years (which isn't scientific at all) it's more or less 1/2 of guys on the planet are sexually attracted to the same sex on some level.

As for that picture BINOWGAYLATER see the above. I suspect the majority in that picture are.

paintact said:
The number that is usually thrown around is 10%... but as said before, that is based on older data.

I was recently reading several things regarding the numbers of LGBTQ people in our population (I'll have to try to find those articles again), and it basically says that experts today feel that percentage is far too low. They feel that we may never get a true, accurate assessment on the actual number within the population for a number of reasons. Most still don't necessarily answer these types of things honestly, nor accurately...and there is never really any way you can truly tell. You are going on what people say in whatever census or study...and true accuracy and honesty is practically impossible to come by. And then you take into account that we are in a hetero-normative world...

Then you look at the research from experts, sociologists and such on bisexuality - where evidence shows that more people may fall somewhere in the gray area, but considering the world we live in...again, accurately assessing that is nearly impossible, for various reasons.

And then you've got people today who don't go by the traditional 'labels'...and the more fluid ways younger generations view sexuality...and you've got a lot of things that make it seem damn near impossible to really find out.


Homosexuality and Bisexuality will still be the minority, but the numbers may be more than any of us will ever really realize.
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Agree 100% with everything you said. Excellent post.:=D:
 
The Kinsey Report came up with 10%; there are a number of issues with that number, mainly because the definition of "homosexual" was so broad (all you had to do was to sleep with another member of your own gender at some point (even some molestation victims were included in that number) and Kinsey considered you a homosexual), and that the groups selected usually came from college or prisons. A lot of groups have been picking and poking at the study for decades, so the 10% figure is at best considered inaccurate.

In the 1980's, the US Government held its own study, and found that roughly 1% of the US population. However, due to the AIDS crisis at the time, and the belief in the Kinsey Report, it was believed that the number was too low. Also, a number of homosexuals didn't respond out of paranoia (somewhat legit given that some of the reactions to the crisis were various bills to isolate the gay population (anyone remember Larouche in California?)). Also, closeted gays had an issue with deciding which sexuality they were.

All that said, I think the number is in the 2-3% range, but that's just me...

RG
 
I have to be honest but I still think such numbers are far too low. I think some excellent points are made above... but something tells me, in my gut, that 1 to 3, even to 10% is far too low. Again, I am NOT saying we will ever be the majority...we won't. But there is just something that tells me we are not as "rare" as we all think we are...particularly if you factor in bisexuality. Yes, I am one of those people that does look at sexuality as a spectrum, and I don't think it's black and white. Certainly there are those that may fall there, but I think there are more than we will ever really know that certainly fall in the shades of gray. But considering the world we live in, with all its pressures, traditions, religious beliefs, and more...how many of those that may fall there are willing to embrace it, live it, let alone proclaim it openly?

Again, I suppose they are all just are own personal beliefs...and certainly our own experiences play into what we believe. Jasun's experience is his own, and is completely valid (and I think his videos and opinions on these things are very informative)...but that's his experience. Mine is mine, and is probably quite different. And Robin brings up things that I was thinking of... that there are SO many different factors that play into basically keeping people in the closet (or worse) - and I do think there are probably more people in the closet still today then there are out. Societal pressures, traditions, religious influences (big time!), gender issues, masculinity vs. femininity, and more...it all plays into the fact that I don't think we will ever really get an accurate number.

Again, I do not claim to be an expert, but I see a lot of "I may do this", "I may do that", "I may feel this way...or that"... but I'm still straight. Heterosexuality is the "norm", and I think a lot of men try to hold onto every ounce of that. You look at some of these studies (a couple large ones recently) of men admitting to same sex feelings and/or interactions (what seem beyond mere experimentation), yet still claiming to be 100% heterosexual. Or the stories of many men working in the sex trade that seem to end up servicing primarily "straight" men that end up going home to the gfs and/or wives... ?
It certainly makes you think.

It could all very well be something like 2-3%, or it may just be that there really are more of us than we will ever really know. (Though I am factoring in same sex feelings in general - gay and bi. I think the OP was referring to homosexuality only. Sorry ;) )
 
People who identify as homosexual in the Western sense: tiny, probably 2 - 3 %.
People in the rest of the world who have same sex relations: huge.
 
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