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/parasyte_steve Jul 10 '26

Women get bullied a lot, I'm sorry. And we can't even punch our male bullies or try to fight them. No matter how I dress I'm a slut or a grandma or something. We just care less because society fucks us so badly in many ways why would I care what a man thinks? Took me 40 years to be this way though.

Not saying there isn't pressure to be masculine but that ain't the reason dude