Just call us old 30+ guys dirty old scoundrels. Of course, that's just the ages of people who chose to take the survey (and tell the truth), not necessarily the ages of all readers. Also, it looks like the age statistic for 35-40 is missing.

JCF commented on Aug 02 05 at 8:40 am

I think it's remarkable, disconcerting, and somewhat sad to see that there appears to be a solid, sexist minority of respondents who would "never, ever" consider stepping out of their completely programmed traditional straight sexual roles! Why do we still have these tightly constricted thinking people in this culture at this time? And your answer is......?

DAM commented on Aug 07 05 at 12:47 pm

I belatedly stumbled onto this intriguing issue and survey by way of an unrelated Google search and subsequent linkage. My two cents (OK, maybe three - no pun intended) on this: (1) Let's not confuse sexual orientation with BEHAVIOR. The former is predetermined in utero, as is one's gender and biological sex, however fixed or fluid they all may be; the latter is shaped by environmental (read: external) factors such as age, experience, availability of partners, personal preferences, cultural upbringing, and other social and personal circumstances. It is the variance of these factors that impact to what degree and the way in which one behaves sexually (as with non-sexual behavior), and furthermore, have NOTHING to do with desire and attraction, even when one chooses to live celibately, or be simply abstinent. An example that comes to mind is the religious propaganda maintained by the Catholic church about the "active" homosexual; choosing not to engage in "homosexual" activity neither makes nor means the person in question to be any less so, nor less desirous of such contact thereof. (2) This code-speak of "teams" and "lines" is ridiculous to the point of being divisive. Give me a break. We're all different, and no one draws or owns any "lines" except in regard to one's OWN romantic, sexual or other capacities, and NO one likes being the last one picked by any "team". To each their own, and one is better off speaking for themselves and working within one's capacities, and learning to be creative and compromise depending on the situation, and/or move on. At some point such dogmatic thinking about "lines" and "teams" can transgress into sexual discrimination, and we all know how ugly THAT can be. (3) As fascinating as sexually-oriented surveys sometimes are, they're fine for fielding relative experience and opinion on a quantitative level and sparking colorful debate but that's about it. Beyond that the "results" are as personal as people and experiences are individual and varied and besides, such polling never helps in the sack. Great website and magazine, by the way. Keep it "coming"! ;)

ALH commented on Jan 02 07 at 12:39 am

Sorry I missed this one, but a well thought-out survey indeed.I am looking forward to more of this kind of thing in the future. You rock!!

lf commented on Dec 16 08 at 6:50 pm