Will same sex marriage have any effect on male homosexual promiscuity

[Blackrook]

Statistics on sexual promiscuity among homosexuals
Statistics on sexual promiscuity among homosexuals

1. Promiscuity
   1. 28% of homosexual men had more than 1000 partners: "Bell and Weinberg reported evidence of widespread sexual compulsion among homosexual men. 83% of the homosexual men surveyed estimated they had had sex with 50 or more partners in their lifetime, 43% estimated they had sex with 500 or more partners; 28% with 1,000 or more partners. Bell and Weinberg p 308." (exodusglobalalliance.org/ishomosexualityhealthyp60.php)
   2. 79% of homosexual men say over half of sex partners are strangers: "The survey showed 79% of the respondents saying that over half of their sexual partners were strangers. Seventy percent said that over half of their sexual partners were people with whom they had sex only once. Bell and Weinberg pp.308-309." (exodusglobalalliance.org/ishomosexualityhealthyp60.php)
   3. Modal range for homosexual sex partners 101-500: "In their study of the sexual profiles of 2,583 older homosexuals published in Journal of Sex Research, Paul Van de Ven et al. found that "the modal range for number of sexual partners ever [of homosexuals] was 101–500." In addition, 10.2 percent to 15.7 percent had between 501 and 1000 partners. A further 10.2 percent to 15.7 percent reported having had more than 1000 lifetime sexual partners. Paul Van de Ven et al., "A Comparative Demographic and Sexual Profile of Older Homosexually Active Men," Journal of Sex Research 34 (1997): 354." (exodusglobalalliance.org/ishomosexualityhealthyp60.php)
   4. 1978 study, 78% of gay men had more than 100 partners, 28% more than 1000: "A far-ranging study of homosexual men published in 1978 revealed that 75 percent of self-identified, white, gay men admitted to having sex with more than 100 different males in their lifetime: 15 percent claimed 100-249 sex partners; 17 percent claimed 250-499; 15 percent claimed 500-999; and 28 percent claimed more than 1,000 lifetime male sex partners. By 1984, after the AIDS epidemic had taken hold, homosexual men were reportedly curtailing promiscuity, but not by much. Instead of more than 6 partners per month in 1982, the average non-monogamous respondent in San Francisco reported having about 4 partners per month in 1984." (catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0075.html)
   5. There is an extremely low rate of sexual fidelity among homosexual men as compared to married heterosexuals. Among married females 85% reported sexual fidelity. Among married men, 75.5% reported sexual fidelity. Among homosexual males in their current relationship, 4.5% reported sexual fidelity. (Sources:Laumann, The Social Organization of Sexuality, 216; McWhirter and Mattison, The Male Couple: How Relationships Develop (1984): 252-253; Wiederman, "Extramarital Sex," 170. This is extracted from http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS04C02)

To promote the notion of same-sex marriage, Hollywood and the media has inaccurately portrayed homosexual men as committed to one partner. The statistics tell a much different story. A mere 4.5% of homosexual men are faithful to their partner. 28% of homosexual men have had more than 1000 partners, a level of promiscuity that far exceeds heterosexuals, and is rather alarming when diseases like AIDS can be so easily transmitted through anal sex.

 

[The Great Goose]

I'm suprised they can find that many gay men worth the bother.

 

[BULLDOG]

Exactly what punishment do you think would be appropriate for promiscuity? Force them to pin some sort of badge to their clothes, perhaps a red letter "A"?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Exactly what punishment do you think would be appropriate for promiscuity? Force them to pin some sort of badge to their clothes, perhaps a red letter "A"?

Please – don’t give authoritarian rightwing bigots and nitwits any ideas…

 

[Dhara]

My guess is the fact that gay sex is legal, that gay marriage is legal there would be less commonly the phenomena of gay men being promiscuous with strangers. But what do I know? So-called straight men who want sex with men may still choose to purchase it or seek anonymity.

 

[cnm]

To promote the notion of same-sex marriage, Hollywood and the media has inaccurately portrayed homosexual men as committed to one partner.

Worried there won't be enough stray?

 

[Dhara]

Some gay men are committed to their partners exclusively, some aren't.

 

[ZackB]

Who gives a shit?

 

[Correll]

Who gives a shit?

A fair question.

Answer: Everyone should.

It is a huge national health issue as demonstrated by the AIDs epidemic and how it spread in the First World.


And no, same sex marriage will not change the nature of homosexual men.

This will continue to be the "norm" for gay men.

 

[Dhara]

Who gives a shit?

Apparently, you do since you talk about gay male sex so much.

 

[Sunni Man]