RELATIONSHIPS

largest single groups in the "10 years or over" category.

Homosexual relationships of short duration wero reported by 124 (or close to 80%) of the total. The se ranged in number all the way up to a reported "hundreds", with, however, the largest number claiming between one and five short relationships. Tho distribution is shown in Fig. 7.

SIGNIFICANCE OF FIGURES

The significance of the se figures on number and duration of homosexual experiences is not clear; we know of no directly comparable statistics. Kinsey in "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" reported figures on total number of years involved in homosexual contacts, and total number of partners involved. It might be of interest to gather similar information in any future survey conducted by the DOB.

The prosent statistics do appear to show, at any rate, that lasting homosexual relationships, though not universal in the group, are not only possible but by no

means raro.

NUMEROUS

OVER

11-20

6-10

1-5

NONE

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 76 NO. OF PERSONS REPORTING

FIG.7-NO. OF HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS

OF SHORT DURATION