Gay men fingers

The length of your finger could provide clues to your sexuality, according to a study published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. By Willow Lawson published July 1, - last reviewed on June 4, Look down at your right hand. Is your ring finger longer than your index finger?

Heterosexual men had significantly lower (more male typical) 2D:4D ratios than gay men (d and for right and left hands, respectively), and these results tended to be consistent across ethnic groups. Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging from astronomy and mental health, to geology and the natural world. Languages: English.

First, most people – male or female, gay or straight – have a longer ring finger than index finger. The question isn’t if the lengths are different, but how different they are. How we end up as adults is most likely a result of both nature and nurture. Our genes determine certain things, while our upbringing and experiences have their own impact. Sexuality is one of the factors researchers are curious about — why some people are straight and others are gay, bisexual, or asexual.

A feature article in Science magazine says that the ratio between the lengths of your 2nd and 4th fingers can be used to predict your sexual orientation, risk of cancer, athletic abilities, and. Women whose left index and ring fingers are different lengths are more likely to be lesbians, a study suggests. Scientists measured the fingers of 18 pairs of female identical twins, where one was straight and the other gay. On average, the lesbians, but not the straight twins, had different sized index and ring fingers, typically a male trait, but only on the left hand.