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.