Do Tell [don't ask]

Discordance between Sexual Behavior and Self-Reported Sexual Identity: A Population-Based Survey of New York City Men -- Pathela et al. 145 (6): 416 -- Annals of Internal Medicine
When Assessing Risk, Ask About Sexual Practice, Not Sexual Preference
Nearly 10% of men identifying themselves as straight had had sex with other men in the previous year, according to a survey published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The survey, conducted via phone in New York City, collected data on 4193 male respondents; researchers were seeking to examine "discordance between self-described sexual identity and behavior among men who have sex with men."

Among the straight-identified men who had sex with men exclusively, almost all reported a single sexual partner in the previous year. This group was also less likely than gay-identified men to have used a condom in their last sexual encounter.

The authors say that clinicians "cannot rely on patients' self-reported identities to appropriately assess risk for HIV infection ... they must inquire about behavior." The question used by the authors is: "During the past 12 months, have you had sex with only males, only females, or with both males and females?"

Annals of Internal Medicine article (Free)

"New York men" How about Roundup, Wyoming men? Or Middlesex New Jersey. Or Intercourse Pennsylvania?