Re: Why all the homosexual plot lines??

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 14 Nov 2003 21:10:32 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rthrquiet) wrote:
>
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]  (James) posted:
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>>>I think that 10% is high, but 3% seems equally questionable to me. How many
>>>people are going to say, "yes I am gay" or "yes I am bi" when asked in a
>>>survey, study, etc. How many people are going to keep that to themselves
>>>because of fear of someone finding out. Even if it's anonymous, I think that
>>>a
>>>fair share of people would lie. 
>>>
>>
>>Not to mention the number of people who won't admit it to themselves, much less
>>answer a survey question accurately, or who for whatever reason are so deeply
>>repressed they don't realize it. 
>
>It probably works both ways. There are people who are straight but may
>fool themselves into thinking they're gay because it's considered hip
>in their social circle.

        BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!


>>I'm not arguing for a huge number here, but
>>10% sounds realistic to me, and 3% sounds like right-wing propaganda/wishful
>>thinking.
>
>I think 1 out of 10 people is a bit much but I would be willing to
>split the difference and say 7%

        The number is blurry because the behavior is blurry. It's more of 
a continuum of behavior, as opposed to binary...and that's one reason the 
numbers can jump around.
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