Almost 40% Of Indian Men Have Had Gay Sex

Almost 40% Of Indian Men Have Had Gay Sex
by The Associated Press

November 6, 2006 - 7:00 pm ET

(New Delhi) India might have given the world the Kamasutra, but most of the country's young men cling to conservative attitudes toward sex, and are often confused about the subject, a survey published Monday showed.

One statistic in the survey of young men's sexual attitudes published in the India Today magazine showed that 63 per cent of those polled said they expected their future wives to be virgins.

But while the majority of men polled expect their wives to have remained celibate before tying the knot, 46 per cent said they have had premarital sex, and 47 per cent said sex was very important in their lives.

Some 34 per cent said they would have sex ``anytime, anywhere.'

The survey was conducted by AC Neilsen-Org-Marg for India Today and polled 2,559 unmarried men between the ages of 16 to 25 in 11 Indian cities.

Much of India remains relatively traditional when it comes to sex, especially with regard to premarital sex. In many parts of the country, even talking about sex is still considered taboo. But attitudes are slowly changing and annual sex surveys have become a regular feature in Indian magazines.

Half of those polled in the India Today survey said women who wore revealing clothes were sexually liberated, and nearly 62 per cent said they watched pornographic films with friends.

The survey also looked at attitudes toward homosexuality.

Although homosexual sex is a crime in India _ and prejudices remain widespread _ 37 per cent of men surveyed said they'd had at least one homosexual experience.

The magazine did not say when exactly the survey was conducted, and no margin-of-error was given.




Source!

"knowingly"?

*gasp*

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So almost 40% of indian men are criminals according to Indian law? If that is right i am very confounded why India hasn't been criticised for that more by the international media. I bet that Israel will receive much more critique than India has if the gay parade in Jerusalem is cancelled. The critique would probably be even worse if the parade would be allowed to take place and some religous demonstrators behaved violently.

A Swedish example of this skewed measurement is that a prominent swedish feminist compared the gender structure in Sweden with that of taleban Afghanistan.

Now countries of course must be allowed to differ culturally and the demands have to be lower for poorer countries but there is a risk that the reforms will stop in the development world if the rich world doesn't dare to encourage any reforms and at the same time makes reforms at home at a frantic pace. Reforms that might be used as a bad example in the development world, like for instance one parent adoptions.

Updated On: 11/8/06 at 02:28 PM

with you, jaily, that could account for the 40%

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i first read this thread as "$0% if Indiana Men...."

*prays for glasses for Liverpool*

Exactly, Cheno...imagine what a poll like that here would produce.

We know the real truth....how many "straight" men dabble.

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India has been criticized by groups like Amnesty International for years. Our media usually reports stories they feel have more relevance to the audience (whether the audience wants it or not).

It's hard to generalize Eastern sexuality if you haven't adopted Western norms. Culture in India is different than it is here. In many areas people have no idea what "gay" is or what it means or how it works. What this article points to besides blatant hypocrisy is how broad the spectrum of sexuality is. You could ask questions like "does a homosexual act make you gay?" People here would argue yes, but it can’t always be the case can it?

I didnt read THAT in my Damron.

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Holly Hobby and My Little Pony. Good times.

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I'm only responsible for one. Do we cancel each other out?

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It is if it's done right!

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Updated On: 5/28/07 at 04:31 PM

one must consider that in traditional indian culture boys and girls are kept separated until quite a late age, many probably until marriage. boys do things like dance together because dancing with a girl is not allowed. i would imagine that many indian males end up having at least one "homosexual experience" by "default" because of this phenomenon. i wonder if indeed most of the same-sex experiences reported happened at a young age.

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