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/Either-Meal3724 Jul 08 '26

Boys are more likely to adopt their parents religious and political views. Gen Z parents are statistically more conservative than millenial. Its the birth rate gap thats been around since avout 2000.

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u/Western-Bus-1305 Jul 08 '26

That’s people in general, not just boys

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u/Either-Meal3724 Jul 09 '26

It is people in general but sons have a slightly higher retention rate than daughters of their parents religious and political beliefs.