4hw.org: homosexuality seems to be a disgrace to people in our traditional concept. With the progress of people's concept, people's awareness and tolerance of homosexuality are gradually improving. However, there are still many people who misinterpret homosexuality. Let's take a look at the facts about homosexuality!
Myth 1: gay men have much more sexual partners than straight men?
Although some politicians and some anti gay people try to make people believe that gay men are all a bunch of 'lewd bitches' -- don't be fooled by them! First of all, although on average, gay men usually report more sexual partners than straight men, it's better to look at the median before reaching a conclusion It refers to a number in the middle of a group of data arranged in order from small to large or from large to small. It can reflect the general situation of a group of numbers and is not easily affected by extreme values. )
As we all know, the average can easily be distorted by some extreme values (indeed, a few men 'accumulate' a lot of partners). For example, the national health and social life survey (a nationally representative sex study in the United States) shows that the median number of sexual partners of gay men is only one more than that of heterosexual men [1] Other studies have come to similar conclusions. Therefore, in terms of the number of sexual partners, gay men and heterosexuals are almost the same.
Secondly, we should know that the sexual desire of gay men is not stronger than that of heterosexuals. Research shows that the sexual desire intensity of gay men and heterosexual men is equal [2]. This shows that the difference in the number of sexual partners is not due to the stronger sexual impulse of gay men; in contrast, this difference is more likely to reflect that men usually prefer casual sexual relations than women. In this way, heterosexual men lag behind in the number of sexual partners because they don't have so many opportunities - not because they're less interested in sex.
Myth 2: will children raised by gay parents be gay?
There is no basis for the idea that homosexuality is acquired through society, or that children are attracted into homosexual circles. Many studies have revealed that children raised by gay parents have no more homosexual tendencies than those raised by heterosexual parents [3]. On the other hand, if homosexuality is learned, heterosexuality should also be learned. If so, why are most gay parents heterosexual?
Myth 3: can a man who looks very feminine or a woman who looks very masculine be gay?
There is no denying that there are indeed feminization of gay men and feminization of lesbians. But more importantly, not all homosexuals play specific gender roles. Moreover, there are many heterosexuals who do not play so-called gender roles. If a person's sexual orientation can be judged only by whether his or her behavior violates the typical gender characteristics, then everyone can recognize homosexuals around him or her at a glance - which is not the case.
Myth 4: most of the pedophiles are gay?
Root! Ben! No! Yes! In fact, there is no evidence to support this rumor. Moreover, the crime data shows that the vast majority of cases are caused by the sexual harassment or violation of little Laurie by corn. This shows that there are too many heterosexual pedophiles. On the other hand, psychological research shows that the sexual impulse of gay men to the image of boys is not stronger than that of heterosexual men to the image of girls. This shows that children's sexual attraction and sexual orientation are totally different, and sexual orientation and sexual crime cannot be confused.
Myth 5: there must be a 'husband' and a 'wife' in gay couples.
While films like the birdcage portray a bunch of gay couples as being made up of a 'husband' and a 'wife', the reality is that gay couples are less likely than heterosexual partners to play strictly the roles of 'husband' and 'wife'. In fact, gay couples are more likely to share their rights and responsibilities equally