I'm not sure on percentages in general, I think the previous statement in this thread; that because gay people tend to be able to look past and indulge in society's taboo's makes them more open to drug use is possibly accurate.
I would guess that in general, a higher percentage of gay people indulge in illicit drugs than straight people.
From my observations though, time and time again what I've found is the following.
- Gay men go the hardest. Unless they're out to pickup of course, in which case they're home by 2am
- The drugs I get in the gay scene are consistently better than those I get in the straight scene... this may have something to do with the abnormally high tolerance of gay men who drop every weekend and won't settle for anything but strong pills.
There is a sad side to this too... like I was saying to a best friend a few weeks ago, quite a few gay men in the scene seem to lack a certain switch in their brains that says "stop taking drugs now, you've had enough".
At the same time though, I don't think lesbians share the same hungry hungry hippo syndrome (thanks BT
) as their male counterparts.
All drugs, but especially ecstacy, are a big part of the gay scene. For example, you wouldn't see pills at most 'regular, straight' clubs (commercial top 40/RnB) whereas there are no gay clubs in this country, or just about anywhere in the world, where you wouldn't find pills.
I think it's only an unfair assumption and slander to make when confronted with a gay person who is distinctly 'non-scene' and there are plenty out there, who don't sleep around and who don't ever touch drugs.