European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 09, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes wednesday August 9, 1978 a major study on homosexuality by Jane e. Brody new York times major new study on Homo sexuality concludes that Many homosexual men and women Lead stable lives without frenetic sexual activity and that some Are considerably happier and better adjusted than heterosexuals As a  to one of its authors. Or. Alan Bell of the Institute for sex research at in Diana University the study s findings contradict stereotypes about  said that the study shows that homosexuality cannot be lumped , Bell and his co author. Or. Mar tin Zelsberg found that there were a least five types of homosexuals each with a different set of behavioural patterns while some resemble the stereotype of unhappy unstable and highly promiscuous people the authors said others Are More Nike Ordinary married heterosexuals. The lady represents the most com Prebem Lve look at social and psycho logical adjustment of homosexuals. It is the first time Bell said in an inter a View that a truly diverse Sample of Homo a a equals has been studied that homosexual als have been compared with one another and that types of homosexuals have been compared with heterosexuals. Most previous studies focused on special groups of homosexuals such As those undergoing psychotherapy men in prison Sand members of Hom Ophile organizations.  findings Are to be published August by Simon and schuster in a Book called study begun in b68 with a 278,000 Gran from the National Institute of mental  new study focuses not on the Inci f Dence of homosexual behaviour a subject of on which or. Alfred Kinsey. Who founded the Institute for sex research reported 30years ago but rather on the relationship of sexual activity to a wide variety of so Cial and psychological characteristics. To examine these relationships 171homosexual men and women living la the Saa frauds co Bay area were interviewed. A the subjects were culled from among5.000 persons who indicated a willingness to participate in the  interviewed included people recruited in homosexual ban and steam Baths at Public and private places where homosexual pick ups were were often made and through homosexual organic Alons personal contacts mailing lists a Public advertising. We did not just draw subjects from the Lavender ghetto where everyone is free and open about his homosexuality. Many four respondents Are highly Covert and it took a Long time to convince some of the to participate in the  Bell said. He added that the Sample of homosexuals interviewed could not be said to represent homosexuals generally but that the study included substantial numbers of All types of  homosexuals were interviewed in person in b70. In addition. 477 heterosexuals drawn from a random Sample of san Francisco Bay area residents were questioned. From the data the authors categorized homosexuals to the following types closed couples those living in quasi marriages characterised by Seu accept sexual Fidelity. Those  to be Long standing and to reflect a Strong emotional commitment and a stable sharing of household responsibilities. As a group closed couples scored higher on happiness measures than heterosexuals the researchers said. Open couples those living As partner but with a fair amount of outside sexual activity. These couples tended to be Les emotionally attached and dependent on one another according to the study. Functional those who were sexually highly Active and free Wheeling Compa Rable in behaviour to swinging singles among heterosexuals. They were More Likely to report feelings of exuberance than the heterosexuals interviewed the researchers said. Dysfunctional a those who were also highly Active sexually but who reported regrets about being homosexual an said that they had sexual problems. Asexual those who were More Secre Tive and have More regrets about their homosexuality were less sexually Active and less exclusively homosexual. Together with the   researchers said asexual reported less self acceptance and More loneliness than other homosexuals and than heterosexuals. In general homosexual men resemble heterosexual men in their reports of Good physical health and feelings of happiness at the time of the questioning. However in response to psychological questions the homosexual men indicated that they Felt less self accepting  lonely depressed and terse than did heterosexual men the authors reported. The homosexual men were also More Likely to have considered or at tempted suicide and to have sought help for a emotional problem. The homosexual women on the other hand differed Little from heterosexual women in Many aspects of their psychological adjustment. But As a group they re ported less current happiness less self esteem and More suicidal thoughts than the heterosexual women. The authors concluded that homosexual adults who have come to terms with their homosexuality who do not regret their sexual orientation and who can function effectively sexually and socially Areno More distressed psychologically than Are heterosexual men and  they said that it was primarily Dys fun Llonas and asexual who were less Well off psychologically than heterosexuals. But there Are certainly equivalent groups among  nonetheless the researchers did report characteristics of some homosexuals that Are Likely to become subjects of controversy. For example nearly half of White Homo sexual males and one third of the Black homosexual males interviewed said that the had had at least 500 different sexual part ners. More than half had had More ihin20sexual partners in the year before thin Ter View. About two girds of the men had contracted a venereal disease at least once. " a homosexual author that heterosexuals Are far More Akely than homosexuals to seduce minors or to make objectionable sex Sausais among the homosexual women most had had fewer Usu w female Ujj � nera Talt vely by Erma Bomback at Send a lot of mothers this summer Are hiring their own children to do jobs around the House and it s a Elevation to find out what kind of a Price is being put on thing women have always done for nothing. The teenage daughter of a Friend of mine actually put out a Price list for chores that reads something like this. Be making against the Wall. 35 cents Normal. 30 cents bunk. So cents. Babysitting toilet trained. Scents an hour spitters and biters co cents climbers and travellers 85 cents. Diaper changing liquids. 50 cents sol ids. $1.50.cooking junk food. 35 cents a serving opening cans and turning on stove 50 cents. Laundry machine 50 cents. No hand  with Story 25 cents with threats  my friends 40 cents an hour children s friends 60  stacking in sink 20 cents Wash ing and drying 70 cents. With dog i Kitchen 50 cents vacuuming and dusting minimum wage scale. Taking phone messages see me when my Friend approached her about taking phone messages she said that s out of the  do you mean out of the ques Tion asked her Mother. I mean i cannot be expected Totake care of the House baby sit Cook change the Hose provide entertain ment make decisions bind of wounds close the windows when trains pick of and be a Secretary at those  the Mother related the Story to her Hus band that night and said frankly Ivou d pay me that much cd get my old Job Back he said sorry we re looking for younger  she ran away from Home last week. 0 inti film enter Pruhl. Inc. ? a "