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Estimates and variance for the lesbian , gay and bisexual LGB population are subject to controversy and debate. Obtaining precise numbers on demographics of sexual orientation is difficult for a variety of reasons, including the nature of the research questions. Most of the studies on sexual orientation rely on self-report data, which poses challenges to researchers inquiring into the sensitive subject matter. More importantly, the studies tend to pose two sets of questions. One set examines self-report data of same-sex sexual experiences and attractions , while the other set examines self-report data of personal identification as homosexual or bisexual. Overall, fewer research subjects identify as homosexual or bisexual than report having had sexual experiences or attraction to a person of the same sex.

We are all pretty obsessed with penetration. And if you were to believe pornography—something that, at this stage, we should all know is not an accurate sexual how-to guide—anal sex is the ultimate goal when two guys get together. Dating back to the ancient Greece, anal sex played a role in the expression of same-sex sexuality albeit, with fewer varieties of lube. The art of anal sex is the thing that, both positively and negatively, has come to represent gay men. Rather, gay sex is more like firing up your PlayStation and playing Fallout 4.

Acceptance of the LGBT community was also found to be at an all-time high. While the Acceelerating Acceptance survey questions shift each year, the goal remains the same — to measure how comfortable or uncomfortable the public is with the LGBT community. That nearly doubles the number of transgender and gender-nonconforming people reported from Generation X ages 35— Ellis attributes the increase in both acceptance and the number of people openly identifying as LGBT to both representation in the media and overall visibility. Outside Your Bubble is a BuzzFeed News effort to bring you a diversity of thought and opinion from around the internet.

Gay and bisexual men are four times more likely to attempt suicide in their lifetime than heterosexual men. Researchers now estimate that suicide kills more gay and bisexual men than AIDS. Despite this well-documented inequity, there are no targeted suicide prevention programs in Canada. Gay and bisexual men are rarely mentioned in mental health policies.