PMID: 11911936Mar 26, 2002Paper

Sexual orientation and height, weight, and age of puberty: new tests from a British national probability sample

Biological Psychology
Anthony F Bogaert, Chris Friesen

Abstract

Research using non-representative samples indicates that certain sex-dimorphic physical, developmental and behavioral variables predict sexual orientation. In this study, three sex-dimorphic physical development variables-height, weight, and age of puberty/sexual maturation-and sexual orientation were examined in a British national probability sample (N=18,876). Women with same-sex inclinations (particularly bisexuals) had an earlier first sexual experience (approx. 1.4 years) and were taller (approx. 1 cm) than heterosexual women, but the height/sexual orientation relationship was complex. Lesbian/bisexual women did not differ from heterosexual women in age at menarche or in weight. Men with same-sex inclinations (particularly bisexuals) had an earlier first sexual experience relative to heterosexual men (approx. 3 months). Homosexual men did not significantly differ from heterosexual men in height or in weight, although there was some evidence that bisexual men were taller than heterosexual men (approx. 1 cm). The results challenge some prior research on sexual orientation and physical development using non-representative samples.

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Apr 2, 2005·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Jennifer M Ostovich, John Sabini
Aug 23, 2008·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Anthony F Bogaert
Sep 10, 2008·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Morten Frisch, Slobodan Zdravkovic
Jan 28, 2012·Archives of Sexual Behavior·James M Cantor
Apr 24, 2003·Behavioral Neuroscience·Anthony F Bogaert
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Jun 28, 2006·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Ritch C Savin-Williams, Geoffrey L Ream
Jan 28, 2016·Journal of Sex Research·Malvina N Skorska, Anthony F Bogaert
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