Doesn't It Seem Like There Are Far More Gay Men Than Lesbians?
ABCWarrior
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That can't be right, surely? And don't think I'm prejudiced, one of my brothers is gay, I've always had gay and lesbian friends - but I just realised that there seems to be like 10 gay guys for every lesbian. Are the numbers roughly the same, or are there indeed more gay men than women? Or are the men more likely to be open and 'out there'? Just curious, homophobes please do not pollute this thread with any of your nonsense.
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Could you expand on your research methodology please? Have you been standing in a shopping centre with a clipboard?
Have you thought that gay men might have more a reason to talk to you, whereas you offer little that a lesbian would want?
Not being sarky, but why should the number of gay men have any correlation at all with the number of gay women?
I'm scared by "surely" .... :eek:
I would have just thought numbers were roughly the same - and more importantly I've never read that there are more gay men than women, so assumed numbers were equall-ish. I think most people think this, maybe I'm wrong. I don't care if they are or they aren't, I'm just curious - clear enough for you? You have nothing to be scared of, it seems like you are trying to pin something on me or my motivations in asking. If so, don't waste your time.
What I mean is, gay men actively go out and seek straight women friends, and many women love their company, but lesbian women aren't as likely to seek out close straight male friends.
Maybe cause they think the man will either be secretly wondering, or even just come outright and ask, something like 'what exactly do you do, then?'
Whereas gay men probably love telling their girl friends all about their sex lives anyway, so there's no uncomfortable barrier.
(*based on the fact that I had a work colleague who I knew for ten years before realising she was into women, I thought she was just shy
What I have heard from real research, is women in general have more personality types than men. It would follow that lesbians are harder to spot through stereotyping if so.
Someone once told me "if you know one man you know them all, if you know one women; you know one woman." I think it's true.
Really I don't actively seek straight female friends. In fact I don't actually like it, not my bag. Too many hang ups. I am ay by the way.
Are they?
Dont call me Shirley.
Too much info.....
Fair enough. I know lots of women with gay male friends, who don't seem to mind a gay man telling them 'oh your bum looks fat in that, you look terrible!', but if a straight guy or one of their girlfriends said the same thing they'd be mortally offended...
I think that's how society sees them rather than how they identify.
Everything is viewed through the eyes of a straight man, one who wants to shag lesbians but doesn't trust a bisexual man.