Sexual orientation and practices. Adolescentswere
classified as GLB on the basis of
2 survey items: self-reported GLB identification
and same-sex sexual behaviors.Those who
self-identified as GLB were classified as such
irrespective of the gender of their sexual partners.
Those who did not identify themselves
as GLB but who reported same-sex sexual contacts
were also classified as GLB. In short, we
looked at sexual orientation first by declaration
and then by behavior.