OK Cupid runs a massive dating site for both gay and straight users. Based on the activities of their users, a map of the lower continental USA and Canada was developed which is described as follows (red is more gay curious while blue represents less gay curious):
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Using the incredible power of computers, we were able to break down this question geographically. Here are straight people who either have had or would like to have a same-sex experience in the continental U.S. and lower Canada. You can see some sharp geographic divides. . . . Even in the yellow and blue areas, you can see pockets of gay curiosity in interesting places: Austin, Madison, Asheville.
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Oh and for those insecure straight guys who like to think that every gay guy wants them, some bad news. You're deluding yourself:
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Gay people are not sexually interested in straights. The subtext to a lot of homophobic thinking is the idea that gays will try to get straight people into bed at the first opportunity, or that gays are looking to "convert" straights. Freud called this concept schwanzangst; the U.S. Army calls it Don't Ask Don't Tell. We combed through over 4 million match searches, and found virtually no evidence of it.
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And lastly, the Christianists like to claim that gays are promiscuous. Once again not so - just another myth our enemies like to disseminate:
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Another common myth about gay people is that they sleep around, but the statistical reality is that gay people as a group aren't any more slutty than straights. Median Reported Sex Partners: straight men: 6; gay men: 6; straight women: 6; gay women: 6.
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Using the incredible power of computers, we were able to break down this question geographically. Here are straight people who either have had or would like to have a same-sex experience in the continental U.S. and lower Canada. You can see some sharp geographic divides. . . . Even in the yellow and blue areas, you can see pockets of gay curiosity in interesting places: Austin, Madison, Asheville.
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Oh and for those insecure straight guys who like to think that every gay guy wants them, some bad news. You're deluding yourself:
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Gay people are not sexually interested in straights. The subtext to a lot of homophobic thinking is the idea that gays will try to get straight people into bed at the first opportunity, or that gays are looking to "convert" straights. Freud called this concept schwanzangst; the U.S. Army calls it Don't Ask Don't Tell. We combed through over 4 million match searches, and found virtually no evidence of it.
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And lastly, the Christianists like to claim that gays are promiscuous. Once again not so - just another myth our enemies like to disseminate:
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Another common myth about gay people is that they sleep around, but the statistical reality is that gay people as a group aren't any more slutty than straights. Median Reported Sex Partners: straight men: 6; gay men: 6; straight women: 6; gay women: 6.
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