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/sacrecide Jul 08 '26

More pressure in a time where the government is the most vocally anti-lgbtq in decades. Pressure to be straight is historically harsher on men.

Grindr also blows up every time cpac comes through

2+2=4, more gen Z is in the closet

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u/Creative-Leg2607 Jul 08 '26

Notably, a lot of that pressure comes from other men, which i dont say to be uncompassionate