A new survey reveals that 54% of gay and bisexual men don't like to be labelled as "gay".

Free gay dating website ManCentral.com surveyed over 3,500 members to find out how they chose to identify themselves in terms of their sexuality. 20% of the members opted for the term of "homosexual", whilst 15% preferred to consider themselves as a man who happened to have sex with men. A further 18% rejected any form of label, reporting that they did not define themselves by their sexuality. 1% embraced the labelling culture by identifying themselves as twinks, bears, scene-queens etc.

The identifying terms "gay" and "bisexual" are most widely accepted by younger men, with 51% of 18-24 year olds identifying with these labels. However, this steadily decreased to just 41% of those aged 51-60. The reverse trend appears with the label "man who has sex with men". Men aged 61 and above were the most likely (17%) to describe themselves as "men who have sex with men" whilst those aged 18-24 were the least likely to identify with this term.

The younger respondents were the most likely to label themselves as gay or bisexual, they were also the most likely (20%) to refuse any label at all.

Other findings include:

      Bi-curious men were almost 3 times more likely than gay men to define themselves as a man who has sex with men.

      Closet men were the most likely (22%) to describe themselves as men who have sex with men, however they were also the most likely (51%) to opt for the label of gay or bisexual.

      Very slim lads were the most likely (8%) to describe themselves as Twinks. While hairy men were the most likely (3%) to be described as bears.

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