Gay lesbian BDSM stats
US data
- up to 10% of people regularly use sadomasochistic techniques for sexual pleasure
- 22% of males and 12% of females responded erotically to a story with sadomasochistic content
- 50% of males and 55% of females responded erotically to bites
- 11% of males and 14% of females had a SM experience at least once
- 17% of males and 11% of females had a bondage experience
- In a national survey, 90% of men aged 18-44 considered themselves to be heterosexual, 2.3% as homosexual, 1.8% as bisexual, and 3.9% as ’something else’
- Among women aged 18-44 in the same survey, 90% said they were heterosexual, 1.3% homosexual, 2.8% bisexual, and 3.8% as ’something else’
UK data
- 13% of males and 16% of females regularly use sadomasochistic techniques for sexual pleasure
- 14% of males and 18% of females use bondage in bedroom on regular basis
- 7% of males and 2.1% of females describe themselves as gay/lesbian or bisexual
- 12% of males and 5% of females had gay/lesbian experience in the past
Data collected from the latest researches available. If you have some data on other countries or newer number for US and UK please leave a comment.
Mosher WD, Chandra A, Jones J. Sexual behavior and selected health measures: Men and women 15–44 years of age, United States, 2002. Advance data from vital and health statistics; no 362. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2005.
A British NetDoctor 2001 survey http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/special_reports/sexsurvey.htm
Kinsey, A., Pomeroy, W., Martin, C., and Gebhard, P. Sexual Behavior in the Human Female. 1953. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.
Janus, S., and Janus, C. The Janus Report on Sexual Behavior. 1993. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
