The study, and the report that followed its findings, led many lesbians to question and question whether there was any relationship between exposure to gay culture and the development of girls' social roles and emotional development. A cured theory that suggests girls as young as 14 as well as girls as young as 15 don't develop relationships with males, some now call it the cure theory. Some lesbians cite such a theory, saying that boys may have higher levels of social skills and attitudes toward them. In 1997, I asked researchers to study women who went on to attend a college or graduate school that offered some type of therapy to lesbians. They conducted surveys asking them if they had considered going to college during their adolescence, even before they had a lesbian in their life. The women were asked a series of questions in the middle of the survey about their psychological and sexual environment. Most lesbian respondents were very supportive: They had said so at the time of the survey. And they went on to say that they now had higher levels of social skills and attitudes toward lesbians.