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Nationally representative prevalence estimates of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who have served in the U.S. military

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    PLoS One
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    Objectives

    To estimate the number of men in the U.S. military who are gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men (MSM) to inform the development of military and other federal policies.

    Study design

    We analyzed data from the National Surveys of Family Growth to estimate the number of U.S. men who were gay, bisexual, or MSM, and who had served in the military, compared to those who did not serve. We stratified using hierarchical categories of gay, bisexual, and other MSM to compare proportions in the military and general population.

    Results

    We found that 4.23% of men self-reported as gay, bisexual, or other MSM among men who served in the military, compared to 4.14% among men who had not served (p = 0.93). When stratified, we found that 0.78% self-reported as gay among men who served in the military, compared to 2.12% among men who had not served (p<0.001).

    Conclusions

    The proportion of men who identified as a gay was lower in the military than in the general population. This finding might have been influenced by historical military policies related to sexual orientation.

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  • Source:
    PLoS One. 12(8).
  • Pubmed ID:
    28763487
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC5538666
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Volume:
    12
  • Issue:
    8
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    urn:sha256:fba91d700cae87db8fd284f4a76bd98d12bf9171d2c5fa7b1213d23d3e47b27c
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