So, every few years the government does these sex studies to find out who's boffing who. I'm not sure why it took three years to release the report covering 2006-2008, but it's out, and it's interesting. Just judging from the data, though, it seems that maybe the government wasn't quite as interested in us gays as the heteros. For instance, take a look at one table detailing exactly who does what.


Let's reconstruct the instructions to the interviewer using the data presented here.

1. Ask "Are you male or female?" Record answer.

2. Ask "Are you sexually attracted (a) only to the opposite sex, (b) mostly to the opposite sex, or (c) other?" Record answer.

3. Ask "Do you identify as (a) heterosexual, or (b) homosexual/bisexual?" Record answer.

4. If interviewee replied "heterosexual" to 3, ask "Have you had sex with anyone?" Record answer. If yes, ask "Was it the kind of sex where a man puts his penis in a woman's vagina?" Record answer. Ask "Was it the kind of sex where somebody's genitals are stimulated by somebody's mouth?" Record answer. Ask "Was it the kind of sex where a man puts his penis in a woman's bottom?" Record answer. Say, "Those are all my questions for today. Thanks! You've been very helpful."

5. If interviewee replied "homosexual" to 3, ask "Have you had sex with anyone?" Record answer. Say, "Thank you, but I've heard more than enough."