| − | A extremely small percentage of men in aggression-based sports are [[homosexuals]]. In professional football, baseball and basketball, the rate of [[homosexuality]] is less than 1 in 1000, or less than 0.1%, consisting of only a handful of current and former professional athletes (out of over 10,000). Nearly all professional athletes began to compete as children before identifying with a sexual preference, and their success is largely a function of their skill and determination rather than their sexuality. Accordingly, the low rate suggests that participation in aggression-based sports lowers the rate of homosexuality among males.
| + | An extremely small percentage of men in aggression-based sports are [[homosexuals]], because one's activities, frame-of-mind and hobbies do influence one's sexual orientation. In professional football, baseball and basketball, the rate of [[homosexuality]] is less than 1 in 1000, or less than 0.1%, consisting of only a handful of current and former professional athletes (out of over 10,000). Nearly all professional athletes began to compete as children before identifying with a sexual preference, and their success is largely a function of their skill and determination rather than their sexuality. Accordingly, the low rate suggests that participation in aggression-based sports lowers the rate of homosexuality among males. |
| | On the flip side, an unusually high percentage of women in aggression-based sports are lesbians. The rate is debatable, but could easily be over ten times the overall rate in the general population. "Fans have come to expect a certain percentage of gays in women's sports."<ref>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2003817138_goodread02.html</ref> | | On the flip side, an unusually high percentage of women in aggression-based sports are lesbians. The rate is debatable, but could easily be over ten times the overall rate in the general population. "Fans have come to expect a certain percentage of gays in women's sports."<ref>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2003817138_goodread02.html</ref> |