In fact, the British Journal of Psychiatry published a major study backing up the “no” answer 40 years ago. So, at the outset, let me give away the answer to my headline question: Do gay men have more sexual interest in children than straight men do? No. But I’ve decided to go ahead and put this research notice out there, so that hopefully the next time this issue comes up, the rational folks talking about it have the data they need to back up their hunches.
I’d probably only have to wait a couple of weeks at most.
I thought about holding off on this post until the next time somebody in the news declares that gay men are to blame for the sexual abuse of children. (PHOTO: AGNIESZKA LOBODZINSKA/ SHUTTERSTOCK)