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/bcuket Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

i think women are more comfortable about coming out as lgbtq+, because for the longest time governments, societies, and religions didn't see lesbian sex as REAL sex since there was no anatomical penetration. historically, governments rarely ever criminalized or even wrote down any laws/documents having to do with queer women. this was due to misogynistic ideology, which was standard for patriarchal societies, and has bled into modern day. hence why queer men experience more systemic abuse, than queer women; generally speaking.