Cohort Increases in Sex with Same-Sex Partners: Do Trends Vary by Gender, Race, and Class?

• Published in: Gender & society Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 178 - 209
• Main Authors: Mishel, Emma, England, Paula, Ford, Jessie, Caudillo, Mónica L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Conformity; Gender; Gender roles; Imprisonment; Men; Race; Sexual behavior; Social climate; Socioeconomic status; Trends; Women; bisexuality; lesbian; sexualities; cohort trends; and sexual minorities

We examine change across U.S. cohorts born between 1920 and 2000 in their probability of having had sex with same-sex partners in the last year and since age 18. Using data from the 1988–2018 General Social Surveys, we explore how trends differ by gender, race, and class background. We find steep in...