I am not left-handed
In a Cal State Fullerton press release (3/29/07), some highlights from a BBC online survey conducted by Richard Lippa are discussed. More complete findings (Blanchard and Lippa, 2007) were published in the April issue of Archives of Sexual Behavior. The survey, which was taken over 200,000 times, found a relationship between hand preference and sexuality: More gay men (13 percent) than heterosexual men (11percent) and more lesbians (11 percent) than heterosexual women (10 percent) reported being left-handed.
More bisexual men (12 percent) than gay or heterosexual men (8 percent) describe themselves as ambidextrous, and more bisexual women (16 percent) than lesbians (12 percent) and heterosexual women (8 percent) reported “mixed hand preferences.”
Holtzen (1994) also found more right-handedness among both male and female heterosexuals than non-heterosexuals. In contrast, Pattatucci et al (1998) found more left-handedness among heterosexual men than heterosexual women or homosexual men.
Lippa invites visitors to his site to participate in further online research on "Sexual Attitudes, Personality, and Interests."
I'm always highly dubious about using online surveys as scientific tools. There's not enough opportunity to make sure that people don't take the test twice, there's no investment in honesty, and the sampling technique is biased in more directions than I can comfortably list.
More bisexual men (12 percent) than gay or heterosexual men (8 percent) describe themselves as ambidextrous, and more bisexual women (16 percent) than lesbians (12 percent) and heterosexual women (8 percent) reported “mixed hand preferences.”
Holtzen (1994) also found more right-handedness among both male and female heterosexuals than non-heterosexuals. In contrast, Pattatucci et al (1998) found more left-handedness among heterosexual men than heterosexual women or homosexual men.
Lippa invites visitors to his site to participate in further online research on "Sexual Attitudes, Personality, and Interests."
I'm always highly dubious about using online surveys as scientific tools. There's not enough opportunity to make sure that people don't take the test twice, there's no investment in honesty, and the sampling technique is biased in more directions than I can comfortably list.