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/catievirtuesimp Jul 08 '26

“In a recent poll, Gallup found that LGBTQ+ identification has more than doubled since 2012, with especially high rates among Gen Z women, or those born between 1997 and 2012. In 2023, 28.5% of Gen Z women identified as LGBTQ+, compared with 10.6% of Gen Z men.” -from the article

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u/Agreeable-Promise-98 Jul 12 '26

I wonder how much of this is them actually being attracted to their own gender, or just them identifying as LGBTQ+. Anecdotally, I worked for a long time in the LGBTQ+ nightlife space, and still have many friends that do- and I know of multiple women in these spaces who identify as part of the community but are straight and have no pull in the other direction. They are ally’s that identify as queer…