57% of men had homosexual fantasies, says Oxford study
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More than one in five men at Oxford University have had gay sex, according to a recent survey conducted by the newspaper that’s been produced by students at Oxford since 1920.
The survey of more than 400 Oxford University students – conducted by Cherwell – asked: “Ever had homosexual fantasies? How far have you gone with a member of the same sex? Is heterosexuality really the ‘norm’? The truth ‘comes out’ in an anonymous survey on sexual orientation, even if you won’t.”
The survey’s findings say:
– 57.2 percent of the respondents said that they had had homosexual fantasies;
– 54.2 percent of men also said that they had fantasised about gay sex;
– a tenth of students said they were fully homosexual and only 35.7 percent of students claimed to be completely heterosexual;
– 28.6 percent of those who identified themselves homosexuals said that they realised they were homosexual before age ten;
– 34.5 percent of those who believe that homosexuality is unnatural admitted to having homosexual fantasies;
– 43.1 percent said they were not completely heterosexual;
– 93.6 percent of students believed homosexuality should be taught about in schools, with more than half advocating that you should learn about it during infant school or junior school; and
– 67.0 percent believed that a homosexual couple should be able to adopt as easily as a heterosexual couple.
– 22.8 percent of men had intercourse with another man, compared with 15.2 per cent of women who said they had had intercourse with another woman.
– 31.2 percent of men said they had performed or received oral sex with another man.