There may be some question as to how many of the "once a day" replies belong in the last category of frequent or heavy drinkers, since no check-list was given in the questionnaire. At the worst, however, this data presents a picture considerably different from the stereotype of homosexuals as heavy drinkers. A geographical breakdown, not possible with our present data, might perhaps indicate that the heavy-drinking stereotype is more nearly approximated in some sections of the country. (It is even possible that drinking habits correlate more closely with geographic and social situation than with sexual preference as such. Where homo sexuals drink heavily, do they do so for social rather than psychological reasons?)

Frequency of attending "gay" bars is indicated in Table 5. Eighty persons out of the 157 reported they did frequent such bars. As can be seen, the largest group of those who go at all attend once or twice a month; but almost as many go less frequently than that. Here again a geographic breakdown would be interesting, but is not possible with our present data.

FREQUENCY OF ATTENDING

SELDOM (ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS OR LE: 3)

OCCASIONALLY (1-2 TIMES PER MONTH)

ONCE OR TWICE PER WEEK

NIGHTLY

NO. OF PERSONS

31

34

13

2

80

TABLE 5. FREQUENCY OF ATTENDING HOMOSEXUAL BARS

SEXUAL LIFE

The vast majority of the group has had homo sexual experience there are only four (possibly five) exceptions.

(There is some ambiguity in the use of the word "experience though probably less than there was in the word "relationship". "Experience" may be broad enough to mean to some people emotional relations with no physical contact, or varying degrees of contact. In a few cases, subjects speci-

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