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8th Nov 2009, 10:06 PM

Is it true that homosexuals are more significantly more likely to be left-handed than heterosexuals?

I am left-handed but I am not sure what I am yet, though I am more attracted to guys than girls. I don't think being homo or hetero has anything to do with what hand you write with right?

Jose Carioca · 8th Nov 2009, 10:14 PM

I write with my right hand and jack off with my left hand. Maybe that's what they mean.

Greggers · 8th Nov 2009, 11:34 PM

I have never heard that one before o-o

Ive heard the gay men are have a high chance to have pointer and ring fingers close to the same length and its the opposite in gay women? (Its vise versa in most straight men and women)

Just Adam · 8th Nov 2009, 11:37 PM

i would say its a load of rubbish dont believe these myths.

x2x2x2x2y2 · 8th Nov 2009, 11:37 PM

I have heard this but I don't believe it. I'm right handed and I jerk off with my right hand.

8th Nov 2009, 11:39 PM

i'm fully right handed.. but i'm left footed with some things. if that counts.

ausdtc · 8th Nov 2009, 11:49 PM

I'm right-handed, my left hand is just not cooperative for most things!!

kettleoffish · 9th Nov 2009, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greggers

I have never heard that one before o-o

Ive heard the gay men are have a high chance to have pointer and ring fingers close to the same length and its the opposite in gay women? (Its vise versa in most straight men and women)

this one is true and scientifically proven, IIRC. It works for me anyway.

I think people make the link because similar percentages of the population are gay or left handed, so people say that 'it's just as common to be gay as it is to be left handed', and the link is made.

I'm right handed, and I normally jerk off with my right hand

but I'm quite close to ambidextrous though - I can write with my left hand without it being particularly (more

) messy, it just takes a bit more concentration.

Pseudojim · 9th Nov 2009, 03:57 AM

i'm EXTREMELY right handed and right footed. my left hand is useless at EVERYTHING.

except snooker, for some reason i can play that well with both hands. a useful trick!

George · 9th Nov 2009, 04:20 AM

I'm right handed for writing, left handed for just about everything else.

JB1986 · 9th Nov 2009, 08:40 AM

Well, it's true in my case. I'm gay, and I write with my left hand.

**Chip** · 9th Nov 2009, 08:46 AM

I have only anecdotal evidence, but from what I have observed, it appears that a higher percentage of gay people are left-handed than in the straight population.

Keep in mind that left handed people are only about 10% of the population in total, so just because there's a higher percentage, the majority of gay people will still be right handed.

I had once occasion where I was in the car with 4 other gay acquaintances and we somehow noticed that we were all left handed. The statistical likelihood of that happening would be fairly low, but not impossible. Also, among my current group of ~15 relatively close gay friends (none of whom were in the car above), about 5 or 6 of them are left handed. So from these two situations I could at least say that I have an abnormally high number of friends who are both gay and left handed compared with what one would expect in a random population sample.

To be fair, however, there are also other odd correlates with left-handedness. I went to a hippy-touchy-feely high school that had about 200 students. It was a public school that students could opt to go to and was far more open and unstructured than a typical school. Because it was sort of the "ugly stepsister" of the public school system, it got all the leftover crap none of the other schools wanted. So a lot of the student desks were left-handed ones. However, this ended up working out, because we quickly noticed that a lot more students at the school were left handed than at a typical school (about 30%, if I remember correctly.) And no, I don't know the percentage of gay students there, but I suspect it was also higher than the norm.

endless poetry · 9th Nov 2009, 08:47 AM

left handed in everything... except for ball throwing like handball or football or something. . . (:

and yes my index and ring fingers are very close in length

Black Cat · 9th Nov 2009, 08:51 AM

I’m almost fully ambidextrous. My writing is more legible when done with my right hand, but if I take my time it looks nice either way.

HackmanWIU · 9th Nov 2009, 09:33 AM

Gay and Left-handed...Check and Mate.

AtomicCafe · 9th Nov 2009, 10:52 AM

Also gay, left-handed, and my point finger is significantly longer than my ring finger. :P Darn me for following stereotypes!!

Silvermark · 9th Nov 2009, 11:47 AM

I'm right handed and right footed.
I can't do fuck all with my left hand / foot due to my dyspraxia...
So meh.

RaeofLite · 9th Nov 2009, 11:52 AM

Yes. That's like the fact the other day on a site that I read where you can tell a gay woman by how she cries when she's born. If she really wants to go back in. Oh and wanting spiky hair and wearing butch clothing when she grows back up.

....

I think it's a myth hun. All the scientists and researchers are trying to find a way to "predetermine" who will turn out or is gay in my opinion. We're dynamic as human beings and I don't think things like that determine anything. It's all psychological/biologically wrapped in some other way that determines who's gay/bi etc.

**Filip** · 9th Nov 2009, 11:53 AM

Well, I'm gay and left-handed for everything ecept using scissors

I don't have a lot of close gay friends, but of the two I know real well, one is left-handed. That's technically 50%

9th Nov 2009, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kettleoffish

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greggers

I have never heard that one before o-o

Ive heard the gay men are have a high chance to have pointer and ring fingers close to the same length and its the opposite in gay women? (Its vise versa in most straight men and women)

this one is true and scientifically proven, IIRC. It works for me anyway.

I think people make the link because similar percentages of the population are gay or left handed, so people say that 'it's just as common to be gay as it is to be left handed', and the link is made.

I'm right handed, and I normally jerk off with my right hand

but I'm quite close to ambidextrous though - I can write with my left hand without it being particularly (more

) messy, it just takes a bit more concentration.

uh oh...i think i might be straight. my ring and pointer finger are definitely different lengths.

8th Nov 2009, 10:06 PM	#1
1980WannaBe Guest Posts: n/a	Is this true? Is it true that homosexuals are more significantly more likely to be left-handed than heterosexuals? I am left-handed but I am not sure what I am yet, though I am more attracted to guys than girls. I don't think being homo or hetero has anything to do with what hand you write with right?

8th Nov 2009, 10:14 PM	#2
Jose Carioca 1/3 of the Three Caballeros Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: M/M Out Status: A few people Location: San Diego Age: 20 Posts: 287 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: Is this true? I write with my right hand and jack off with my left hand. Maybe that's what they mean. __________________ It's better to be hated for who you are... .. than loved for who you are not.

8th Nov 2009, 11:34 PM	#3
Greggers Sunshine & Optimism ...also Angels. Full Member Gender: Theatre Queen Orientation: Disco Sticks Out Status: Everyone and a few more Location: BC, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 3,528 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Is this true? I have never heard that one before o-o Ive heard the gay men are have a high chance to have pointer and ring fingers close to the same length and its the opposite in gay women? (Its vise versa in most straight men and women) __________________ "It's a male duck."

8th Nov 2009, 11:37 PM	#4
Just Adam Just passing through Full Member Gender: Something Orientation: Dunno Out Status: If they ask i will tell them Location: Wherever Age: 23 Posts: 6,002 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Is this true? i would say its a load of rubbish dont believe these myths. __________________ There Used To Be A Point Of Things.

8th Nov 2009, 11:37 PM	#5
x2x2x2x2y2 PARAWHORE!!!!!! Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: ~I like guys~ Out Status: Everyone, pretty much. Location: Wonderland (and California, USA) Age: 18 Posts: 3,971 Join Date: Oct 2009	Re: Is this true? I have heard this but I don't believe it. I'm right handed and I jerk off with my right hand. __________________ "THINGS ARE LOOKING UP, OH FINALLY!!" "I believe that there's hope buried beneath it all and...Hiding beneath it all and... GROWING beneath it all!!" -Paramore ...and the lesbians

8th Nov 2009, 11:39 PM	#6
paco Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is this true? i'm fully right handed.. but i'm left footed with some things. if that counts.

8th Nov 2009, 11:49 PM	#7
ausdtc Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 26 Posts: 189 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Is this true? I'm right-handed, my left hand is just not cooperative for most things!! __________________ I stood on that cliff and I wished, one last time. At exactly the right moment you were there to save me. You cannot deny that is fate!

9th Nov 2009, 03:57 AM	#9
Pseudojim Part robot Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bi - Kinsey 2ish Out Status: All but family Location: Australia Age: 27 Posts: 2,154 Join Date: Sep 2009	Re: Is this true? i'm EXTREMELY right handed and right footed. my left hand is useless at EVERYTHING. except snooker, for some reason i can play that well with both hands. a useful trick!

9th Nov 2009, 04:20 AM	#10
George Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 19 Posts: 2,387 Join Date: Jul 2007	Re: Is this true? I'm right handed for writing, left handed for just about everything else.

9th Nov 2009, 08:46 AM	#12
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 5,576 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Is this true? I have only anecdotal evidence, but from what I have observed, it appears that a higher percentage of gay people are left-handed than in the straight population. Keep in mind that left handed people are only about 10% of the population in total, so just because there's a higher percentage, the majority of gay people will still be right handed. I had once occasion where I was in the car with 4 other gay acquaintances and we somehow noticed that we were all left handed. The statistical likelihood of that happening would be fairly low, but not impossible. Also, among my current group of ~15 relatively close gay friends (none of whom were in the car above), about 5 or 6 of them are left handed. So from these two situations I could at least say that I have an abnormally high number of friends who are both gay and left handed compared with what one would expect in a random population sample. To be fair, however, there are also other odd correlates with left-handedness. I went to a hippy-touchy-feely high school that had about 200 students. It was a public school that students could opt to go to and was far more open and unstructured than a typical school. Because it was sort of the "ugly stepsister" of the public school system, it got all the leftover crap none of the other schools wanted. So a lot of the student desks were left-handed ones. However, this ended up working out, because we quickly noticed that a lot more students at the school were left handed than at a typical school (about 30%, if I remember correctly.) And no, I don't know the percentage of gay students there, but I suspect it was also higher than the norm.

9th Nov 2009, 08:47 AM	#13
endless poetry We're off to see the wizard Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few friends know Location: Ottawa Age: 18 Posts: 547 Join Date: Aug 2009	Re: Is this true? left handed in everything... except for ball throwing like handball or football or something. . . (: and yes my index and ring fingers are very close in length __________________ Se eu te pudesse abraçar. Written no book of this life, I am a mere pamphlet who thinks that I am a best selling novel.

9th Nov 2009, 08:51 AM	#14
Black Cat As Seen On Hoarders... Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: This cat is out of the bag - I mean closet Location: Pennsylvania, with the cows Age: 21 Posts: 2,391 Join Date: Jun 2009	Re: Is this true? I’m almost fully ambidextrous. My writing is more legible when done with my right hand, but if I take my time it looks nice either way. __________________ "Your life is an occasion. Rise to it." - Mr. Magorium

9th Nov 2009, 09:33 AM	#15
HackmanWIU Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to whomever wants to know. Location: Chicagoland USA Age: 24 Posts: 116 Join Date: Nov 2009	Re: Is this true? Gay and Left-handed...Check and Mate. __________________ Sanctity of Life and the Death penalty, aren't we versatile -George Carlin

9th Nov 2009, 10:52 AM	#16
AtomicCafe Gay by Day, Dyke by Night Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Asexual Lesbian Out Status: Out, Loud, and Proud Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 19 Posts: 208 Join Date: Oct 2009	Re: Is this true? Also gay, left-handed, and my point finger is significantly longer than my ring finger. :P Darn me for following stereotypes!! __________________ That child has several options: staying in the closet, suicide. And then one day, that child might open up the paper and it says, "Homosexual Elected in San Francisco." - Harvey Milk

9th Nov 2009, 11:47 AM	#17
Silvermark Unsure about being sure Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: No longer labelled. Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Southampton Age: 19 Posts: 100 Join Date: Nov 2009	Re: Is this true? I'm right handed and right footed. I can't do fuck all with my left hand / foot due to my dyspraxia... So meh.

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