# POLL: Relative finger length determines sexual orientation? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118 "2003-05-09T14:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Thinks2Much](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Thinks2Much](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thinks2Much)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118/61 "2003-05-12T14:00:39Z")
Mearlchan - I agree. This is just meant to be amusing, not scientific. I think of it like the Chinese Birth Chart, which is supposed to predict the gender of your child based on mother’s age and month of conception. The latest totals: 75% of straight men fit the theory, 12 checked in 75% of straight women fit the theory, 16 checked in 75% of gay men fit the theory, 4 checked in 100% of gay women fit the theory, 4 checked in I find it interesting that straight women felt most compelled to participate. I wonder why that is? Being one myself, I can’t really say why, either. Doctor Goo Fee - the old wive’s tale about those long toes is that you have royal blood. : ) ---
**Author:** ![bayonet1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bayonet1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bayonet1976)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118/62 "2003-05-12T14:48:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by chrisk72 \* > \*\*Bayonet1976, that supposedly means you prefer men. The article says people who prefer men have index fingers that are the same as or longer than their ring fingers. > So, is that true? You didn’t give your preference or gender. \*\* Well crap, I’m male and heterosexual. ---
**Author:** ![bayonet1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bayonet1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bayonet1976)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118/63 "2003-05-12T14:56:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pokey \* > \*\*Straight female with index fingers freakishly longer than my ring fingers. \*\* Hey pokey, how you doin’? What do you say let’s get together and put Mendel’s heredity theories to the test? Goes without saying, I’m only trying to push up my post count, and I’m totally kidding. \ ---
**Author:** ![beegirl13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@beegirl13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beegirl13)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118/64 "2003-05-12T15:06:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Vixenation \* > \*\*Straight female checking in, my index fingers are about half a centimeter longer than my rings. \*\* Same here. How lazy does it make you if you’d rather quote instead of typing things out? ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@Second\_Guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Guest)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118/65 "2003-05-17T16:37:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by chrisk72 \* > \*\*The latest totals: > 75% of straight men fit the theory, 12 checked in > 75% of straight women fit the theory, 16 checked in > 75% of gay men fit the theory, 4 checked in > 100% of gay women fit the theory, 4 checked in > > I find it interesting that straight women felt most compelled to participate. I wonder why that is? Being one myself, I can’t really say why, either. > \*\* Well, I can skew the results for you: Lesbian. Right-handed (if it matters). Index finger just slightly longer than the _middle_ finger (both hands) and both are app. 2 cm. longer than the ring finger. Don’t even ask about my thumbs… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118/66 "2003-05-17T21:49:48Z")
Straight, right-handed male. Both of my ring fingers are longer than my index fingers by about 1 cm. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118/67 "2003-05-17T23:04:05Z")
Straight Female…Right handed No ruler, but ring finger is longer than index finger on both hands… SO: Index finger and ring fingers almost the same length, he’s also right handed. ~J ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118/68 "2003-05-18T02:41:20Z")
Lesbian Kinsey 6 checking in. On my right hand, my index is about equal to my ring. On my left hand, my ring is noticeably larger than my index. Apparently my hands are bisexual. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-relative-finger-length-determines-sexual-orientation/174118.md?page=3)