Sexual Orientation and Number of Same-Gender and Cross-Gender Friends (Hypothesis 1).

*** p < .001 ** p < .01 * p < .05. Separate OLS regressions examining the predictors of number of same-gender and cross-gender friends are shown (e.g., the first column of beta values shows the predictors of number of same-gender friends with whom one can discuss their sex life). The reference groups for dummy coded variables were: Gender (Men), Gay/Lesbian and Bisexual (Heterosexual), Children (No Children), and Marital Status (Unmarried). The predictors were entered simultaneously. Sexual Orientation and Number of Same-Gender and Cross-Gender Friends (Hypothesis 1).