title: Sexual aspirations and sexual behaviors among homosexually behaving males and females: the impact of the gay community.
abstract: Questionnaires were administered to 100 males and 168 females who expressed strong homoerotic aspirations. These two groups were further divided into those who were members of the gay community and those who were not. Two questions served to focus the research effort: (a) to what extent is the relationship between homoerotic sexual aspirations and subsequent gratifications different for homosexuality behaving females and males, and (b) what, if any, effect does membership in the gay community have on the sexual facilitation of these aspirations? Analysis of the data suggests that issues pertaining to differences between homosexually behaving males and females cannot be addressed apart from corresponding issues concerning the impact of the gay community as a facilitator of homoerotic sexual aspirations.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001240:Aspirations, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012931:Social Environment