presumably the subjects of the present survey wore also reporting on conscious reactions. Thus a changing homosexual-heterosexual balance might reflect a growing awarene sa over the years of one's homosexual component.

OTHER REASONS FOR MARRIAGE

There are, however, other explanations for the relatively high percent age of persons with marital history. A slight majority of the once

(24

married group persons, or 55%)

knew they were homosexual when they married. Why then did they marry? Nino had homosexual husbands apparently

marriages of con-

RRIED

SINGLE

3.2%

1.9%

venience.

in the se

reported

(But even

cases many

some het-

erosexual experience

whether or not

within the marriage

72.6%

WIDOW DIVORCED SEPARATED 7

FIG. 5-MARITAL STATUS

is not known.) The reasons given for marriage, where subjects' homosexuality was known at the time, are of considerable interest. Only five of the 24 persons mentioned love or physical attraction as the reason. Hiero are so mo oxamples of the other reasons mentioned:

"Wished to please parents and family"

"I would not accept tho truth"

As already stated, the word "relationship" is ambiguous. The replics probably overstate the number of relati onships involving actual sexual intercourse. Also, some, but not all respondents, seem to have interpreted it as moaning the number of acts of intercourse, regardless of whether all were with the same person. Whe ro possible, wo tried to adjust replies to reflect number of persons with whom there was a relationship involving intercourse.

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