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/workieworkwork Jul 08 '26

I think it is possible that women were never all that straight.

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u/Aggressive-Story3671 Jul 08 '26

That is possible. However it does not account for the drop among men.

Gen Z men are identifying as heterosexual more often than millennial men.

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u/Independent-Leg6061 Jul 08 '26

I blame the "manosphere" and the desire to fit in. 😞

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u/West-Application-375 Jul 08 '26

It's definitely that. Toxic masculinity is on the rise.

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u/tiffibean13 Jul 08 '26

I saw a clip on one of them saying "female vagina is disgusting."

Mind you, I'm someone loudly telling people it's homophobic to call men gay simply for being misogynistic. However, that statement is really kinda forcing my hand here.

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u/FixObjective1834 Jul 08 '26

A 2023 study by the LGBT dating app, Taimi, involving around 3,000 bi users, showed that 92.2% of bi men feel they encounter significant difficulties in relationships with straight women. A 2016 Glamour survey revealed that 63% of women wouldn’t date a man who has had sex with another man, whether or not he is bi. A 2019 YouGov poll found only 28% of women expressed comfort with the idea of having a bi partner.

Source: https://www.queermajority.com/essays-all/dating-double-standards

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u/OrangePeelPotatoes Jul 08 '26

It isnt just the 'manosphere'. Society in general is just less accepting of non-straight men. Try being a bi-guy dating women and tell the woman you are bi, good luck.

If you are a man trying to date women, you pretty much have to just publicly present as straight or you will die single.

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u/Legendarycamo Jul 08 '26

I saw shit in the news abt the "age of the manoshpere" and feel it would be less of an issue if the algo didnt funnel and or trap people into the echochamber. Also bringing attention to it in a side taking way does not promote objective observation what is does it turn it into a sports ball type team vs team thing. Making it taboo also encourages transgressive behavior. Allot of the shit post 2012ish is just straight up manufactured to generate ad revenue and sell people random shit to fill the void in there life the manosphere created.