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"A far-ranging study of homosexual men published in 1978 revealed that 75 percent of self-identified, white, gay men admitted to having sex with more than 100 different males in their lifetime: 15 percent claimed 100-249 sex partners; 17 percent claimed 250- 499; 15 percent claimed 500-999; and 28 percent claimed more than 1,000 lifetime male sex partners. By 1984, after the AIDS epidemic had taken hold, homosexual men were reportedly curtailing promiscuity, but not by much. Instead of more than 6 partners per month in 1982, the average non-monogamous respondent in San Francisco reported having about 4 partners per month in 1984.<ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0075.html</ref>
"A far-ranging study of homosexual men published in 1978 revealed that 75 percent of self-identified, white, gay men admitted to having sex with more than 100 different males in their lifetime: 15 percent claimed 100-249 sex partners; 17 percent claimed 250- 499; 15 percent claimed 500-999; and 28 percent claimed more than 1,000 lifetime male sex partners. By 1984, after the AIDS epidemic had taken hold, homosexual men were reportedly curtailing promiscuity, but not by much. Instead of more than 6 partners per month in 1982, the average non-monogamous respondent in San Francisco reported having about 4 partners per month in 1984.<ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0075.html</ref>
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Dr. Diggs also stated that from the the period of 1994 to 1997, the percentage of homosexual men reporting that they had multiple partners and unprotected anal sex increased from 23.6 percent to 33.3 percent, with the largest increase among men under 25. <ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0075.html</ref>
Dr. Diggs cautioned though that data concerning gay promiscuity was obtained from self-identified gay men and did not included closeted homosexuals. Dr. Diggs cites a 2000 Australian survey which showed according to Dr. Diggs that "men who were associated with the gay community were nearly four times as likely to have had more than 50 sex partners in the six months preceding the survey as men who were not associated with the gay community." <ref>http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0075.html</ref>
A study of the sexual profiles of 2,583 older homosexuals, published in the ''Journal of Sex Research'', found that 2.7 percent claimed to have had sex with one partner only. <ref>http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000683.cfm</ref>
A study of the sexual profiles of 2,583 older homosexuals, published in the ''Journal of Sex Research'', found that 2.7 percent claimed to have had sex with one partner only. <ref>http://www.family.org/socialissues/A000000683.cfm</ref>