Are there really more bottoms than tops? Why is this?
In my area rural va there are more tops than bottoms and most gays overall escaping to larger cities like DC, Richmond and Hampton Roads Area. For the record I am a top. This study shows that this popular discourse is produced by the higher threshold to qualify as a 1 than a 0, which the author conceptualizes as integrated masculinity and fractional masculinity respectively. One must meet a series of masculine norms to develop integrated masculinity, which prevents many men from self-identifying as a 1. Queer 101
Ask any gay guy, and he'll tell you there are multitudes of bottoms for every top in the world. We put those assumptions to the test. In the realm of romantic relationships, there has long been a fascination with the roles that individuals take on within the partnership. This is no different in gay relationships, where the dynamics of who takes on the "top" and "bottom" roles can be a topic of interest and discussion. The Top
The terms tops and bottoms are commonly used in LGBTQ+ communities—most often among queer men, but also within other parts of the community. These terms are not always limited to describing sexual preferences, sexual activity or roles. They can also be loaded with expectations, assumptions and social stereotypes. He rolled his eyes, gesturing with his cocktail — some elaborate thing with a botanical garnish that cost more than my entire outfit. A group of guys near us, all impossibly sculpted and wearing variations of tight black t-shirts, seemed to pause and lean in, as if the statement was both scandalous and universally understood. 
The GAY CRISIS of our generation
When we in the gay community talk about tops and bottoms as if there’s some shortage or surplus of either, it’s a performance of powerlessness disguised as cultural commentary. It’s never been about numbers. It’s about desire, power, and the complicated ways we perform sexuality in a world that’s constantly trying to categorize us. Then rolled over, put his hands behind his head and smiled smugly. Travelled across a city to meet him.
More Bottoms than Tops? Transmediated Sexual Roles and
Is top and bottom culture ruining gay sex? An investigation Let’s face it: Drag Race’s conveyor belt of bottom-shaming jokes are probably part of the problem. From “dom tops” to “no bottoms”, does the gay male power imbalance of who f***s who f**k us all over in the end?. Similar anecdotes abound , which prompts the question: How are gay men getting any D in the B if everyone throws their ankles up in the air as soon as they get within three feet of the nearest mattress? Are there really more bottoms than tops in the world? 
Is top and bottom culture destroying the gay community? An
This paper examines the discursive production of “there are more 0s (bottoms) than 1s (tops)” in a mediated environment, and its implications on gay communities. It explores why many Chinese gay me. .
Why are Gay Guys Convinced the World is Full of Bottoms?
In the gay community, there is a common agreement that bottoms outnumber tops by a LARGE margin. But why is that? Well I have a theory that I explain in this. . 
More bottoms than tops? Mediated sexual roles and masculinity
This talk addresses the production, circulation, and implications of the discourse “there are more 0s (bottoms) than 1s (tops)” in gay communities. It explores why many Chinese gay men perceive it as a “sexual truth.” Based on ethnographic research from to , my findings demonstrate that gay men do not simply follow the sexual scripts of media representations to fixate on a. .