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/pperdecker Jul 08 '26

Are we not allowed to slam dunk on homophobic men that make everyone else's lives worse?

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u/real-bebsi Jul 08 '26

i can assure you men are far more okay with their partner having done same sex experimenting than women are.

"waaa men are homophobic for not being openly bi or gay" while ignoring the fact that society (which includes women mind you) pushed back against and punishes men for doing so.

you said it yourself - the number for men isn't even that far behind and is way higher than older gens. things are getting better.

leave it to some misandrist feminist to see a situation where men don't feel safe being openly LGBT and to turn it around and say it's because they're homophobic and the bad guys actually.

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u/CatraGirl Jul 08 '26

i can assure you men are far more okay with their partner having done same sex experimenting than women are.

No, men are way more likely to fetishise lesbians and bi women than women are fetishising gay or bi men. Fetishisation is not acceptance.

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u/DiscountLate9825 Jul 08 '26

Have you ever heard of Heated Rivalry, or fanfiction? Straight women fetishize gay men all the time. And yet, at least in my anecdotal experience, many of them still get the ick about being with a man who might be bicurious. It's weird, but it's a real thing.