US government under-fire for study on gay men's penis size

Started by Martinus, July 20, 2011, 01:25:39 AM

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Martinus

July 20, 2011, 01:25:39 AM
QuoteUS government under-fire for study linking penis size to whether gay men 'top' or 'bottom'

The United States government has come under fire for funding a study into how the size of a gay man's penis size effects his sex life and general well-being with particular focus on whether penis size results in the decision to be a 'top' or a 'bottom'.

The study by the National Institutes of Health resulted in a 2009 report entitled 'The Association Between Penis Size and Sexual Health Among Men Who Have Sex with Men.'

Among the findings of the study were that gay and bisexual men with a "below average" sized penis would assume a "bottom" sexual position, while those with an "above average" sized penis would generally be a "top". Those with an "average" sized penis identified themselves as "versatile".

It is unclear exactly how much the study cost to conduct, although some newspapers report that it formed part of a $899,769 research grant. The data for the study originated from a survey of more than 1,000 gay and bisexual men at events in New York City.

There are conflicting reports over whether the funding extended meerly to anaylising the results of the surveys or conducting them also. "The data were not collected using taxpayer funds," Jeffrey Parsons, a professor with Hunter College said in an email to Fox News. "NIH funds were not used to measure anyone's penis size."

"This country is broke and we cannot spend money on this kind of stuff," Andrea Lafferty, president of the Traditional Values Coalition said, branding it as an example of "institutional waste" adding that the study was "wacky." The organisation originally stated that the study cost $9.4m to conduct, a claim that has since been discredited.

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Martinus

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July 20, 2011, 01:26:34 AM
This could actually explain why I am not into bottoming. Perhaps I'm an unrealized top?  :hmm:

Razgovory

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July 20, 2011, 01:43:16 AM
Why do you think anyone here cares about this shit?
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DGuller

#3
July 20, 2011, 01:48:02 AM
I imagine that at the very least the tops care about shit.

Ideologue

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July 20, 2011, 02:07:29 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 20, 2011, 01:43:16 AM
Why do you think anyone here cares about this shit?

I think the study itself is sort of interesting.
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derspiess

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July 20, 2011, 10:00:05 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on July 20, 2011, 02:07:29 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on July 20, 2011, 01:43:16 AM
Why do you think anyone here cares about this shit?

I think the study itself is sort of interesting.

You fund it yourself, then. 
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Malthus

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July 20, 2011, 10:47:28 AM
Quotea survey of more than 1,000 gay and bisexual men at events in New York City

Sounds like a slow month for some of the gay guys I've known.  :D
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July 20, 2011, 11:11:53 AM
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The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

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