• chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The big deal is that kids are comfortable saying as such. Heteronormativity is still very much the norm

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      4 months ago

      Heteronormativity is still very much the norm

      Maybe for 30+. It absolutely is not the norm for younger generations. Heck, at that age no one wants to be normal in any case: it’s seen as boring and potentially problematic. All this is to say that I think a lot more people say they are sexually fluid than are actively seeking non-hetero relationships.

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        4 months ago

        I think this is one thing that evolves with age rather than being generational. In the 90s a lot of teens and early college students identified very publicly as bi. A few years later, most of the people I knew settled into one way or the other as their hormones came down to earth and their social status settled.