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Why do lesbians have so much straight sex?

I was looking at the data from a very recent study called "Relationships Among Sexual Identity, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Behavior: Results from the Nationally Representative Probability Sample of Adults in the United States," whose title explans very well the purpose of the survey (the link is below but it is paywalled).

Among other things, it looks at the compatibility of respondents' sexual identity (eg, gay or straight) with the gender of their sexual partners in the 12 months prior to completing the survey.

And according to the data collected, 1.5% of lesbians had sex exclusively with men in that period of time, and another 11% did so with both men and women. In total, 12.5% ​​of the lesbians had sex with a man in the period indicated in the poll.

Among gay men, on the other hand, 0% had sex exclusively with women in the previous year, and 0.8% did so with both men and women. In total, therefore, less than 1% of gay men had sex with a woman in the period relevant to the survey.

In other words, the probability of a lesbian to have sex with a man is more than 10 times that of a gay man to have sex with a woman in any given 12-month period.

The so-called sexual fluidity of women does not explain this disparity. For the share of straight women who had sex with a woman in those twelve months is only 1.3% - slightly less than the share of straight men who had sex with another man in that time interval (1.7%).

So what is it?

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by Anonymousreply 27June 6, 2021 12:34 PM

A 'lesbian' that repeatedly has sex with men is an oxymoron. Once they've realized they are a lesbian that compulsive heterosexuality ceases.

Self reported sexual orientation means nothing in this survey. Plenty of bisexual women 'identify' as lesbians but are not homosexuals. The reason for the consistency with self-reported gay men is that it's not as trendy to be a bisexual man that 'identifies' as a gay man, though not unheard of.

by Anonymousreply 1December 9, 2018 8:45 AM

If OP can repeat the question in half the lenth, I will entertain it.

by Anonymousreply 2December 9, 2018 8:46 AM

Once you come out as gay/lesbian you don't go back to fucking the opposite sex unless there's a religious/conversion therapy element added to it, or you're a complete asshole uncomfortable with your bisexuality that wrongly thinks 'gay/lesbian' are umbrella terms for the queer alphabet soup. The 'lesbian' women surveyed were bi, evidently.

by Anonymousreply 3December 9, 2018 8:48 AM

Because they all want a big dick. Dildos are not the same.

by Anonymousreply 4December 9, 2018 8:50 AM

Straight men push lesbians for sex and sometimes they give in. Women don't lean on gay men the same way.

by Anonymousreply 5December 9, 2018 8:57 AM

Bisexual men rarely self-identify as gay, at least unless they are very gay-leaning. But bisexual women who get disappointed in men often call themselves lesbian.

Another reason is that it is easier to get casual sex with a man than with a woman, no matter what your own gender/sex is.

Another reason is that it is easier for a woman to have sex with a guy she doesn't get aroused by for some social reason. Like maybe he's rich and she is pretty and he gifts her an expensive car for being his girlfriend for a month. Then he gets a new girl toy and she goes back to fucking women. It is more difficult for a man to have sex with a woman if she absolutely does not arouse him.

by Anonymousreply 6December 9, 2018 8:59 AM

OP should really ask a lesbian, should he not have alienated them all by now.

by Anonymousreply 7December 9, 2018 9:28 AM

This is old news. It's called the closet. We've seen this data in many forms before.

by Anonymousreply 8December 9, 2018 9:39 AM

r8 But lesbians aren't more closeted than gay men. Women tend to be somewhat more out than men in the equivalent sexual orientation category, so that, when it comes to outness, lesbians > gay men, and bi women > bi men.

by Anonymousreply 9December 9, 2018 9:43 AM

r2

Why do lesbians have

by Anonymousreply 10February 14, 2019 10:12 AM

I have two lesbian friends who admitted they like having sex with guys but they don't like relationships with guys. They both said they enjoy sex with women more though.

by Anonymousreply 11February 14, 2019 10:49 AM

Men are a dime a dozen, stock up.

by Anonymousreply 12February 14, 2019 10:59 AM

Self identification is in your mind only, in reality, if you are a woman who sleep with men and woman, you are bisexual.

by Anonymousreply 13February 14, 2019 11:50 AM

It's only an anecdote I know, but I recall a conversation I had with a lesbian friend out with the girls one night, saying that she'd had sex with guys before fully coming out and if the pickin's were slim enough, she'd bang a guy on occasion. Her friend said "you should be careful, I once hooked up with a guy at work when I got drunk and suddenly no one believed I was a lesbian anymore."

Horny ladies do goofy things.

by Anonymousreply 14February 14, 2019 12:06 PM

We have attached a link to show a real lesbian. Almost all who say they are lesbians are in reality str8 females (aka fish) who will hitch up with the first man who offers them lifetime financial benefits.

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by Anonymousreply 15February 14, 2019 12:21 PM

It's called a "power imbalance," OP. Do you have any understanding of how young women, straight and lesbian, are constantly harassed for sex by straight men? Yes, even the ones considered fat and ugly by Dataloungers.

by Anonymousreply 16February 14, 2019 1:08 PM

I think it's just easier. If a woman is not looking for a relationship, but just a one-night stand, then statistically it's going to be easier to find a man for that physical encounter. To find a woman for a one-night stand will take hours of flirting. If you directly say to a woman, "I'd like to just have sex now", she'll probably look at you funny or she might even be angry. But if you say it to a man, he'll be ready to go, and he'll appreciate the directness.

For a one-night stand, sex with a man is quicker. There's no taking turns. You can just both go at it selfishly at the same time without having to worry about the other partner's needs. Each person is responsible for their own enjoyment.

I also suspect that women who like to be the dominant partner with other women might explore the role of being a little more submissive when having sex with a man.

If the man wants to leave after sex instead of cuddling and sleeping over, the lesbian will probably be happy about that. It seems like a win-win for both parties. Because the woman is gay, she doesn't have to worry about becoming emotionally attached to the man. The sex really is just physical.

by Anonymousreply 17February 14, 2019 1:29 PM

What R17 said, plus this:

Gay guys need to be able to get it up to have sex with a woman.

A lesbian does not.

by Anonymousreply 18February 14, 2019 1:35 PM

Are butch lesbos at the point now they think they're too good to use a strap on and the bottom lezzies are getting desperate for some penetration?

by Anonymousreply 19February 14, 2019 1:35 PM

There aren't many butch lesbians out there anymore. Many of them transed. The bottom lesbians aren't necessarily looking for penetration anyway. The parts that promote orgasm are on the outside.

by Anonymousreply 20February 14, 2019 1:43 PM

[quote]It's called a "power imbalance," OP. Do you have any understanding of how young women, straight and lesbian, are constantly harassed for sex by straight men? Yes, even the ones considered fat and ugly by Dataloungers.

I can not even tell you how stupid your explanation is. To begin with, if the rate of adult women who are raped in their lifetime is 25%, then it is very unlikely that 12.5% of a group of women living normal lives in a country in the West will be raped within a period of only 12 months. And that's what sex is when it results from harassment: rape. Especially when the sex is straight and the victim is a lesbian, in which case the harassment must have been of the most serious kind, since the victim ended up lying with someone she would not have taken into consideration at any other moment.

by Anonymousreply 21February 14, 2019 2:19 PM

They just have to lay there- not perform at all-- how tough is that??

by Anonymousreply 22February 14, 2019 2:29 PM

R22, that wouldn't be enjoyable at all. In order to enjoy sex with penetration, the woman is going to need to squirm around to maximize contact of the clitoris (on the inside and outside) with the man's anatomy at the right angle and pressure. And she also has to work her internal muscles. It's actually a lot of work, even if she is just "on the bottom".

by Anonymousreply 23February 14, 2019 2:33 PM

It's all too trifin' and confused. I don't even want to know about what they do. I CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!

by Anonymousreply 24February 14, 2019 2:40 PM

Are you a girl R23? Mary!

by Anonymousreply 25February 14, 2019 8:35 PM

Bump

by Anonymousreply 26June 6, 2021 12:01 PM

R23 - not necessarily true. I had a girlfriend in my misguided youth and she came just from penetration. It may be rare, but there are women who like penetration and the feel of a man on top. At least that is how I got her to have sex with me when my late partner was bedridden before his death. And before you all whip yourselves up in a frenzy, we were by then open about this in our relationship. At that time, I was far too depressed and disturbed at the thought of losing him to go cruising for sex and she was getting over a toxic breakup and new job, so we had a couple of drinks and went at it and felt a lot of relief. Oddly, I felt that if I had screwed around with a man while he was dying it would've been a big betrayal despite our understanding in the last year of his life. I just couldn't.

by Anonymousreply 27June 6, 2021 12:34 PM
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