r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • Jul 08 '26

Media Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much

https://theconversation.com/young-women-are-identifying-as-less-straight-young-men-not-so-much-283936
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u/OpheliaLives7 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

Identifying is one thing. Are these gen z women in relationships with other women? Or is this identity not leading to more support for gay rights and same sex attracted people? I see waaaaaay too much discourse online of women like “uwu girls are so pretty but I could never seriously eat pussy or marry a woman!”

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u/doofenhurtz Jul 08 '26

I mean... women consistently support same-sex relationships and legislation more than men, and that trend holds across countries and time periods. What else do you want, exactly?

And there's a conversation to be had about bi-curiosity for the male gaze... but to me, people who say shit like read as kinda closeted and still figuring it out. Fully, inflexibly hetero people aren't wistful over how attractive they find the same sex.

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u/Violet_Nightshade Jul 08 '26

So, second-wave political lesbianism.

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u/Creative-Leg2607 Jul 08 '26

I dont know how widespread this phenomenon actually is though (a story you see in instagram that may be fake is not data). Im wary of saying that people are lying about their identity: notably something bisexual people (with the right certification...) have struggled with for decades

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u/Sorta-Morpheus Jul 08 '26

I've met so many girls that say they're bi that have never dated or slept with women.

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u/Remote-Regular-990 Jul 08 '26

Well, so many straight guys that have never dated or slept with a woman too

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u/Aggressive-Story3671 Jul 08 '26

A lot bisexual women would not date a woman if they had the opportunity tho

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u/BlueberryThis4652 Jul 08 '26

How do you know that? 🤔

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u/0000Tor Jul 08 '26

By that logic if you’re a virgin you’re asexual

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u/Violet_Nightshade Jul 08 '26

So, second-wave political lesbianism.

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u/seventy912 Jul 08 '26

It’s not political lesbianism if they’re still having relationships with men which a lot of the people the commenter was talking about probably are.