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Re: New poll: sexuality and Lugnet
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:27:00 GMT
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"Christopher Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeff Pelletier wrote:
> > Many bisexual women identify as Lesbians for political reasons...
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> This is a question for anyone who has an educated opinion...I seriously • don't
> know.
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> Why does it seem relatively more common for women to be openly bi than • men? I
> know lots of bi women, relatively few bi men, and more gay men than • lesbians.
> Is that a coincidence of my own singular experience, or a trend? If there • are
> more bi women than men, is it just because of the relative level of social
> acceptance or is it more acceptable for women _because_ there are more of • them?
> It seems like a tricky chicken or the egg kind of problem.
Hmm, the difference in acceptability could be due to a difference in
function. Cynthia pointed out that many male animals use homosexual sex as a
dominance game. Her example of female homosexual sex was suggested to be for
bonding. That would suggest males would feel threatened by homosexuality
more so than females.
Frank
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| (...) This is a question for anyone who has an educated opinion...I seriously don't know. Why does it seem relatively more common for women to be openly bi than men? I know lots of bi women, relatively few bi men, and more gay men than lesbians. Is (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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