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Letter to the Editor: Digit Ratios, Childhood Gender Role Behavior, and Erotic Role Preferences of Gay Men

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McIntyre, M.H. Letter to the Editor: Digit Ratios, Childhood Gender Role Behavior, and Erotic Role Preferences of Gay Men. Arch Sex Behav 32, 495–497 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026054625638

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