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Dave et al. (2003) working in the [[United Kingdom]] reported that relative to [[intact]] men, [[circumcised]] men are more likely to report homosexual partners.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Male circumcision in Britain: findings from a national probability sample survey
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Rosemary Romberg (2021) commented:
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It has been noted that there are some men who are otherwise heterosexual — perhaps they are married and have children, perhaps they have never had an overt homosexual encounter, but who have been [[circumcised]] and have an unusual interest in other men's foreskins. Possibly "foreskin envy", those strong feelings of missing something, is the basis of some men's homosexuality, and certainly in many more cases, the homosexual aspect of bisexuality. Some pose the theory that the original [[trauma]] of circumcision, and the resultant resentment over the lack of [[foreskin]] brings about a castration anxiety.<ref>{{REFbook
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|title=Circumcision — The Painful Dilemma
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|editor=[[Ulf Dunkel]]
|edition=Second Edition, Revised
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|chapter=The Question of Homosexuality
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|ISBN=23: 979-8683021252
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It is emphasized that association does not prove cause and effect. [[Intact]] men develop homosexuality, but apparently a greater percentage of [[circumcised]] men develop homosexuality.
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[[Category:Psychology]]
[[Category:Sexuality]]