It's worth keeping in mind that 1% of men in the study refused to share their sexual orientations altogether, which could account for some of the gay sex in question. So openly gay dudes actually made up the smallest group of men who've had gay sex among the respondents? Ooh, that's interesting. And yet: 6.2% of men reported having had same-sex sexual encounters.

Just 1.9% of men in the report identified as gay, while 2% said they were bisexual. The contrast between reported sexual orientation and actual, IRL sexual experience is where things get interesting. Participants were asked about their sexual experiences, as well as which sexual orientations they identified with. The report is based on survey answers from more than 9,000 respondents, collected between 20.