As a mid-20’s person who hangs around with a lot of arty types I’d say it’s 50/50 whether a young woman I meet identifies as bi whereas it’s more like 1/100 with men. I see the same thing on dating apps where a huge number of women advertise themselves as bi.
It’s either that women just have a higher tendency to be bi or that men don’t feel comfortable being open about it. Either way I think it’s an interesting discussion so I’m not sure why it’s entirely ignored/hidden by this article and study.
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Stories like these always bring out a crowd of people to tell us that they’re straight and they “just don’t understand what the big fuss is, you don’t need to parade your sexuality!!” It’s so tiring.
“Some 10% of Gen Z respondents said they were bisexual compared with 2% of baby boomers (those aged 56 to 75).”
I find this disparity hard to explain in terms of generational acceptance alone, since the poll was anonymous and there was no reason for the older respondents to lie about their sexual orientation. I wonder how many of the 10% are genuinely bisexual, and how many adopt bisexual as an identity because it’s trendy or they’re still figuring out their sexual orientation through their teenage years.
I really don’t see how being bi causes someone problems. I am attracted to all sorts of women but I only have sex with one woman, my wife. If I was bi there would just be some more attractive people I don’t have sex with, and I guess my porn searches would have more variety.
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As a mid-20’s person who hangs around with a lot of arty types I’d say it’s 50/50 whether a young woman I meet identifies as bi whereas it’s more like 1/100 with men. I see the same thing on dating apps where a huge number of women advertise themselves as bi.
It’s either that women just have a higher tendency to be bi or that men don’t feel comfortable being open about it. Either way I think it’s an interesting discussion so I’m not sure why it’s entirely ignored/hidden by this article and study.
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Stories like these always bring out a crowd of people to tell us that they’re straight and they “just don’t understand what the big fuss is, you don’t need to parade your sexuality!!” It’s so tiring.
“Some 10% of Gen Z respondents said they were bisexual compared with 2% of baby boomers (those aged 56 to 75).”
I find this disparity hard to explain in terms of generational acceptance alone, since the poll was anonymous and there was no reason for the older respondents to lie about their sexual orientation. I wonder how many of the 10% are genuinely bisexual, and how many adopt bisexual as an identity because it’s trendy or they’re still figuring out their sexual orientation through their teenage years.
I really don’t see how being bi causes someone problems. I am attracted to all sorts of women but I only have sex with one woman, my wife. If I was bi there would just be some more attractive people I don’t have sex with, and I guess my porn searches would have more variety.