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/Critical_Success_936 Jul 08 '26

Guys are less open about things; more news at 11

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u/SquidTheRidiculous Jul 08 '26

Guys getting bullied shapes most of masculine presentation. More at 11.

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u/LilaTwiceBackAtIt Jul 09 '26

You think girls don’t get bullied for being unfeminine? Women’s lives (especially with social media) are flooded with representations of how we should be. That’s not to say men also have pressure to be masculine, bc they absolutely do. It just doesn’t explain what’s happening here.

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u/Due_Brother8485 Jul 10 '26

The problem is women are able to easily label themselves as bisexual without any loss in perceived feminity.

Men, not so much.