Discordance between sexual behavior and self-reported sexual identity: A population-based survey of New York City men

Abstract

In a population-based health survey of men living in New York City, almost 10% who identified themselves as straight had had at least 1 sexual encounter with another man during the previous year. These men were less likely than self-identified gay men to have been tested for HIV infection or to have used a condom during their most recent sexual encounter. Physicians should ask about sexual behavior in men who self-identify as straight