3 ms·

You obviously did not even open the link. First line: "Individuals who identify as heterosexual but engage in same-sex sexual behavior fascinate both researcher

You obviously did not even open the link. First line: "Individuals who identify as heterosexual but engage in same-sex sexual behavior fascinate both researchers and the media."

nbav4 8y ago
I did. It doesn’t matter what they call themselves. People have been hiding the truth about their feelings, deviations, etc since forever. I fail to see anything relevant here.
- pelario 8y ago
  Categories are a human-defined thing, not something that is "out there". The point is to try to understand human behavior better, and that includes questioning pre-existing categories, and perhaps, defining new ones? Quoting the abstract again: "Latent class analysis revealed six distinctive "types" of heterosexually identified students whose last hookup was with a same-sex partner.[...]"
  - Viker 8y ago
    Do we really need to use tax money on this kinda of stuff... Is it not clear that minorities would pretend to belong to the majority. Because it is more benificial?
- DanBC 8y ago
  It's relevant because we have to use terminology like MSM (men who have sex with men) in public health because otherwise we exclude people who do not identify as homosexual or bisexual. Often we don't care how someone self identifies. We do care about things they do. Knowing why some men identify as heterosexual and refuse to identify as anything else -even though they have sex with men- can tell us about stigma and discrimination and can help us provide healthcare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_who_have_sex_with_men https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_who_have_sex_with_men
  - nbav4 8y ago
    And I thought I had seen it all about sexual orientations. If you let guys fuck your butt you are a homosexual. "MSM", that sounds like a joke. And if you lie about being a homosexual to a doctor because you're ashamed of it, you won't say "well I'm a heterosexual... who has sex with men". The existence of the "MSM" denomination won't make a difference.
Sylos 8y ago
...and he edited his comment.

You obviously did not even open the link. First line: "Individuals who identify as heterosexual but engage in same-sex sexual behavior fascinate both researchers and the media."

nbav4 8y ago

I did. It doesn’t matter what they call themselves. People have been hiding the truth about their feelings, deviations, etc since forever. I fail to see anything relevant here.

pelario 8y ago
Categories are a human-defined thing, not something that is "out there". The point is to try to understand human behavior better, and that includes questioning pre-existing categories, and perhaps, defining new ones? Quoting the abstract again: "Latent class analysis revealed six distinctive "types" of heterosexually identified students whose last hookup was with a same-sex partner.[...]"
- Viker 8y ago
  Do we really need to use tax money on this kinda of stuff... Is it not clear that minorities would pretend to belong to the majority. Because it is more benificial?
DanBC 8y ago
It's relevant because we have to use terminology like MSM (men who have sex with men) in public health because otherwise we exclude people who do not identify as homosexual or bisexual. Often we don't care how someone self identifies. We do care about things they do. Knowing why some men identify as heterosexual and refuse to identify as anything else -even though they have sex with men- can tell us about stigma and discrimination and can help us provide healthcare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_who_have_sex_with_men https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_who_have_sex_with_men
- nbav4 8y ago
  And I thought I had seen it all about sexual orientations. If you let guys fuck your butt you are a homosexual. "MSM", that sounds like a joke. And if you lie about being a homosexual to a doctor because you're ashamed of it, you won't say "well I'm a heterosexual... who has sex with men". The existence of the "MSM" denomination won't make a difference.

Sylos 8y ago

...and he edited his comment.