March 9, 2004
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When I went to Curvemag.com last night to check my profile & e-mails, I saw this article in the archives. The funny thing is, I've been talking about this for a while. I had seen a show on Discovery or TLC. They were explaining that the length of the ring finger, as well as the difference between the ring & index fingers in males, was indicative of how much testosterone they received in utero. The index finger is supposed to be longer for women & indicative of how much estrogen they received. They did mention that women with ring fingers that were as long as their index finger or longer, received more testosterone in utero, and were tomboys. This article goes a little further & says that it explains sexuality, which has been my theory since I saw that show (which was a while back). As for yours truly... Left hand: Ring finger is longer than index; Right hand: Very close, the index finger might be a smidgen longer, but they look to be almost the same length. Hmmmm...
Show Me Your...Hands?
Written by: Shana Youngdahl
Scientists from the University of California at Berkeley recently released a study that claims lesbians can be identified by the relative lengths of their index and ring fingers.
Researchers noted that men typically have index fingers that are shorter than their ring fingers. A new study has shown that lesbians are more likely than straight women to display this trait. Also, gay men's index fingers are significantly shorter than those of straight men.
The hypothesis is that finger length and sexual orientation are linked to different levels of exposure to the male hormone during fetal development. If this hypothesis is correct, then lesbians and gay men must have been exposed to higher levels of male hormone in utero than their straight counterparts.
The researchers collected data at three different street festivals in San Francisco. They questioned 720 adults, asking them their sexual orientation, and measuring their fingers.
This research continues the ongoing debate of nature vs. nurture with regards to sexual orientation. Earlier research, from studies that show lesbians have similar inner ears to men and that gay men's brains operate differently than those of straight men, also point to a biological basis for homosexuality.
Want to conduct your own field research? Experts advise that you ask your test subjects to press their hands against a tabletop before you measure their index and ring fingers. (It's harder to cheat this way!)
Comments (8)
Skepticism resides in my breast. I think scientists too often try to find causal relationships in statistical correlations. I can accept the testosterone link to lesbianism a lot better than I can the link to male homosexuality. I'm not sure that squares with the gay men I've been close friends with.
What intrigued me during my latest round of serious research was the high co-incidence of sexual abuse and homosexuality. I think there is a theory in there somewhere.
Oh well, interesting to read and think about.
My free-associating mind linked this finger-theory to old legends of werewolves... supposedly the ways to identify a werewolf in human form include (among others) unibrows, longish teeth, and index fingers that are the same length as their middle fingers...
Interesante.
hmmmmmmmm.
i'm confused.
my middle finger is longer than my ring finger. what does this mean again?
i'm fat ugly and single?
ah.
it works.
my index is just a smidgen bigger than my ring. Anyways, I talk to Kevin (the director) on occasion...not like we're best buds or anything, but he was extremely nice to Derek and I and went out of his way to meet us. But no, I have nothing personally to do with the movie and neither does Derek. I just want to see it really bad, because I enjoy his films. :dork:
Interesting mine are the same size on both hands, but im pretty girlie exept for carrying a purse
P.S. I started doing yoga, I hope that helps.
That's cool...hey, both of mine are the same...guess that accounts for me being bi then, huh?
hehe...works for me...but hey, I know at least the foot size correlation with a man's you-know is false...not gonna say how I know that *whistles innocently* LOL...but hey, maybe the hand thing is right...hmm, now to go stare at my bf's hands for awhile...hehehe. Oy, you just gave me a new hobby, lol. Thanks! 
I must go...more chem work lies ahead...have a great day and blessed be!
Oh, yeah, one more thing, they say if you measure from the bottom of the palm to the tip of the middle finger...that is the length of a man's penis...which, I'd have to say works pretty well:biggrin:
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