Straight men – gay men divide and continuum
Statistics of Homosexual Behavior: about one third of all adults tried it, 1/2 (15-17%) of them – continuously, and for about 1/2 of those (up to 7-8%) it became a sexual and often lifestyle preference, and/or “orientation”. Gradation is present, whatever way to look at it and to measure it.
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Straight men – gay men divide and continuum
18 minutes agospectrum rather than a rigid binary, though scientific and social debates continue regarding how distinct these categories truly are.The divide between “straight” and “gay” is increasingly viewed as a
The Continuum vs. The Binary
The Kinsey Scale: Historically, Alfred Kinsey introduced a 0–6 scale, arguing that most people fall somewhere between “exclusively heterosexual” and “exclusively homosexual”.
Modern Categories: Researchers have expanded this to include “mostly heterosexual” or “mostly gay,” noting that a significant percentage of men who identify as straight still report some degree of same-sex attraction or experience.
Disputing the Continuum: Some modern studies argue for a “taxometric” approach, suggesting that while there is fluidity, most men still fall into distinct, biologically-rooted categories rather than a perfectly smooth gradient.📷Wikipedia +5
Key Differences and Overlaps
Behavioral Overlap: Data indicates that at least 37% of men have had a same-sex experience to the point of orgasm at some point in their lives, even if they identify as straight.
Psychological Traits: Studies have found that gay men may score higher in areas like agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness compared to straight men.
Relationship Longevity: Research from the UCLA Williams Institute suggests that male same-sex marriages may have slightly lower dissolution rates compared to heterosexual marriages.
Biological Markers: Minor differences in brain structure (such as thalamus volume) and genetic variants have been linked to sexual orientation, though no single “gay gene” exists.📷The Atlantic +5
Fluidity Factors
Social Pressure: The “second mode” (the appearance of a distinct gay vs. straight divide) often emerges due to societal pressure to conform to one label, which can mask the underlying continuum.
Situational Sexuality: Factors like environment (e.g., all-male institutions) or cultural norms can shift where a man falls on the continuum throughout his life.📷Frontiers +4
To explore this further, I can:
Detail the 7 levels of the Kinsey Scale and where most people land.
Break down the latest genetic and hormonal research on male orientation.
Compare social outcomes like income or education levels between gay and straight men.
These articles explore the scientific and social debates around the continuum of male sexual orientation and the distinction between gay and straight identities.
The Gap Between Gay and Straight – Videos Index on TIME.com
Yes, certainly there are people who have always felt themselves to be gay — or straight — since the first unruly grade-school cr…
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Is everyone a mix of straight and gay? A social pressure theory of …
Gangestad et al., 2000; Savin-Williams and Vrangalova, 2013; Norris et al., 2015), (b) SO labels correspond to broad, skewed, over…
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Frontiers
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News: There’s no one ‘gay gene,’ but… (The Washington Post) – NLM
There’s no one ‘gay gene,’ but genetics are linked to same-sex behavior, new study says. DNA from hundreds of thousands of people …📷
National Institutes of Health (.gov)
Gay marriages are less likely to break up than straight ones, study …Two men who get hitched in the US have better odds of making it than their counterparts in lesbian and straight marriages, accordi…
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Same-sex couples: A model for straight pairs?
According to a report from the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, each year just over 1 percent of g…📷
American Psychological Association (APA)
📷The Gay-Straight Divide – The Atlantic
By The Daily Dish. April 15, 2008. Richard Lippa studies the connections between sexual orientation, gender, and personality. It’s…
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Kinsey scale – WikipediaAlfred Kinsey, the creator of the Kinsey scale, is known as “the father of the sexual revolution.” The Kinsey scale was created in…📷Wikipedia📷
Continuum of sexual orientation has ‘in between’ categoriesBy Karene Booker. May 8, 2012 LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email Share. ‹›× Previous Next. Savin-Williams. ‹›× Previous Next. Vrangal…📷Cornell Chronicle📷Reading: Sexual Orientation | Introduction to SociologyAlfred Kinsey was among the first to conceptualize sexuality as a continuum rather than a strict dichotomy of gay or straight. He …📷Lumen Learning
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