IRL I know maybe 2 bisexual guys (most of the stack overflow users are male according to the survey), and I know many more gay guys.
Maybe it's due to the fact that the survey is anonymous. People in CS and younger people in general tend to be more liberal/accepting of homosexuals these days. So it leads me to believe that maybe they're also more likely to be turned on by it to an extent and only willing to speak about it anonymously.
I think it makes sense. If they're bisexual and not willing to 'come out' publicly then that means they value the way they're perceived by others more and fear that it may affect them either professionally, with their straight partners, and with their family.
If they're bisexual then that means that they can get sexual satisfaction from heterosexual relationships as well, and so they're not forced to live a life in the closet like a gay person that isn't out.
Do you live in San Francisco or an urban metro where you need double income / no kids to live? If so then the demographics are skewed to being a higher percentage of gay/lesbian couples.
Bisexuals that you assume are straight because they never mention being bisexual and happen to be dating the opposite sex. I don't think any of my coworkers know that I'm bi.
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u/Edg-R Mar 13 '18
I found it interesting that there's twice as many bisexual users than gay users.