| − | 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. | + | 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). '''''Homosexuality among active professional baseball players is virtually zero'''''. 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 significantly reduces 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> |